familia hypercholesterolemia
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a disorder of high LDL ("worse") cholesterol that is passed down through the gemerations, which means it is inherited. The condition begins at birth and can cause heart attacks at ages like six or seven.
FAMILIA- family
Hyper- high
Emia- blood disorder
High cholesterol in the blood that runs in the family
FH is co dominate and it is sex linked. A person can have it with Dd DD dD or dd
DD(diseased)
Dd(Diseased)
dd(not diseased)
FAMILIA- family
Hyper- high
Emia- blood disorder
High cholesterol in the blood that runs in the family
FH is co dominate and it is sex linked. A person can have it with Dd DD dD or dd
DD(diseased)
Dd(Diseased)
dd(not diseased)