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Mohrschladt, M.F. (author), Westendorp, R.G.J. (author), Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), Smelt, A.H.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at an increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). The benefits of statin therapy are not well known since no placebo controlled studies have been performed in these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the CVD event and mortality risk in statin-treated patients with...article 2004
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Hofman, M.K. (author), Groenendijk, M. (author), Verkuijlen, P.J.J.H. (author), Jonkers, I.J.A.M. (author), Mohrschladt, M.F. (author), Smelt, A.H.M. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)The rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids is cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1). An A to C substitution 278 bp upstream in the promoter of the CYP7A1 gene was found to be associated with variations in serum lipid levels in normolipidaemic populations. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of...article 2004
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Sijbrands, E.J.G. (author), Lombardi, M.P. (author), Westendorp, R.G.J. (author), Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), Meinders, A.E. (author), van der Laarse, A. (author), Frants, R.R. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Smelt, A.H.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)In patients heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia, the low- density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol lowering effect of β-hydroxy-β- methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors may depend on the nature of the mutation in the LDL receptor gene. To test this hypothesis, we compared the response to simvastatin, 20 mg daily for 9 weeks,...article 1998
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Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Searching for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in children is useful only if efficacious treatment is to be administered shortly and if there are relatives with ischaemic heart disease at very early ages. In all other cases, the (psychological) drawbacks probably outweigh the doubtful benefit of early intervention. The search for the major...article 1997
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Hasler-Rapacz, J. (author), Kempen, H.J. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Kudchodkar, B.J. (author), Lacko, A. (author), Rapacz, J. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Familial hypercholesterolemia (FHC) in swine, which resembles human familial combined hyperlipidemia, is a complex lipid and lipoprotein disorder associated with the development of severe coronary lesions similar to those occurring in advanced human coronary disease. The disorder is characterized by elevated plasma total cholesterol (TC),...article 1996
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van Ree, J.H. (author), Gijbels, M.J.J. (author), van den Broek, W.J.A.A. (author), Hofker, M.H. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Apolipoprotein (apo) E-deficient mice were fed a hypercholesterolemic diet for 14 weeks. Mean serum cholesterol levels rose to 37.5 mM. Upon complete necroscopy, massive xanthomatous lesions were noticed in various tissues, with a predilection for subcutaneous and peritendinous tissues, while control animals on the same diet (3.4 mM serum...article 1995
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Lombardi, P. (author), Hoffer, M.J.V. (author), Top, B. (author), de Wit, E. (author), Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), Frants, R.R. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)In this report, we describe the characterization of a mutation in the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene of a true homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic (FH) patient. The combined use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and DNA sequence analysis revealed a unique A to G transition in the penultimate 3'-nucleotide of...article 1993
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Gezondheidsorganisatie TNO Gaubius Instituut TNO (author), de Knijff, P. (author), Stalenhoef, A.F.H. (author), Mol, M.J.T.M. (author), Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), Smit, J. (author), Erkelens, D.W. (author), Schouten, J. (author), Frants, R.R. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author)In a group of 120 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) the influence of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) polymorphism on pre-treatment plasma lipid levels and on the response to treatment with simvastatin was studied. The apoE phenotype distribution did not differ significantly between the FH group and a sample group of the...article 1990
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Gaubius instituut TNO (author), Kempen, H.J.M. (author), Glatz, J.F.C. (author), Gevers Leuven, J.A. (author), van der Voort, H.A. (author), Katan, M.B. (author)The power of serum lathosterol concentration as an indicator of whole-body cholesterol synthesis was investigated in 47 human volunteers consuming two diets differing in fatty acid composition. The cholesterol balance (fecal excretion of neutral and acid steroids minus cholesterol intake) was strongly correlated with the serum level of total ...article 1988