Familial hypercholesterolemia (abbreviated FH also spelled familial hypercholesterolaemia) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL bad cholesterol) in the blood and early cardiovascular disease.
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