Noun: familial hypercholesterolemia
- Congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
"Genetic testing confirmed familial hypercholesterolemia in several family members"
Type of: hypercholesteraemia [Brit, Cdn], hypercholesteremia [N. Amer], hypercholesterolaemia [Brit, Cdn], hypercholesterolemia [N. Amer], monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Encyclopedia: Familial hypercholesterolemia