5C80.00
category
Primary hypercholesterolaemia
Definition
This is a genetic disorder characterised by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, "bad cholesterol"), in the blood and early cardiovascular disease.
Also indexed as
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolaemiaAutosomal recessive hypercholesterolaemiaFamilial defective apolipoprotein B-100Familial hypercholesterolaemiaFamilial hypercholesterolaemia - heterozygousFamilial hypercholesterolaemia - homozygousFamilial hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosisFredrickson 2AFredrickson type 2A hyperlipoproteinemiaHyperbetalipoproteinaemiaHypercholesterolaemia due to LDL receptor deficiencyLDL - [low density lipoprotein} hyperlipoproteinemiaPolygenic hypercholesterolaemiaPrimary hypercholesterolaemiacholesterolaemiaessential cholesterolaemiaessential familial hypercholesterolaemiaessential hypercholesterolaemiafamilial cholesterolaemiafamilial hyperbetalipoproteinaemiafamilial hypercholesterinaemiagroup A hyperlipemiagroup A hyperlipidaemiahereditary cholesterolaemiahereditary hypercholesterinaemiahereditary hypercholesterolaemiaincreased low density lipoproteinlow density lipoprotein catabolic defectlow density lipoprotein receptor disorderlow-density-lipoid-type hyperlipoproteinemialow-density-lipoprotein-typelow-density-lipoprotein-type hyperlipoproteinemiapure hypercholesterinaemiapure hypercholesterolaemia