超cholesterolemia:Highbloodcholesterol. This can besporadic(occurring with nofamily history) orfamilial.超cholesterolemia是一种形式的hyperlipidemia.
Familial hypercholesterolemiais the most common inherited type of hyperlipidemia (highfatorlipidlevelsinblood). It predisposes to premature arteriosclerosis including coronary artery disease with heart attacks at an unusually young age. About half of men and a third of women suffer a heart attack by age 60.
Persons with familial hypercholesterolemia can reduce their risk by adhering to a very low cholesterol diet under adoctor's supervision, and may also need to take medications that reduce their cholesterol level. Familial hypercholesterolemia is recognizable inchildhood. Children and other relatives at risk for familial hypercholesterolemia can be screened (checked) for thecondition.
Familial hypercholesterolemia is due to ageneticdefect in thereceptor(the dock on the surface of cells) forLDL(low density脂蛋白).
See also hyperlipidemia.
