Friday, February 10, 2012

New Hope for Severe Inherited High Cholesterol

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2010-03-14
People who have the rare genetic condition known as homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia may be helped by the new drug mipomersen, new research suggests. In a recent study, mipomersen was able to reduce bad cholesterol levels in people with this rare condition by almost 25 percent when added to standard cholesterol treatment. People with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia have severely elevated bad cholesterol levels and a high risk of heart disease. If untreated, they often die before age 30.  Read full story >
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