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HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA [3 records]

Record 1 2004-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Vessels (Medicine)
OBS

Montréal, Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Vaisseaux (Médecine)
OBS

Montréal, Québec.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

Abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood.

Key term(s)
  • high blood cholesterol level

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sang
DEF

Élévation du taux de cholestérol total plasmatique (libre et estérifié), liée à l'accumulation d'une ou de plusieurs lipoprotéines contenant un pourcentage notable de cholestérol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sangre
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Record 3 2000-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
DEF

A hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism of autosomal dominant transmittance, characterized by cutaneous and tendon xanthomas, premature arcus corneae, recurrent polyarthritis, accelerated atherosclerosis, and myocardial infarction in the fourth or fifth decade of life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
CONT

L'hypercholestérolémie responsable de dépôts [de cholestérol] peut être génétique par mutation du gène codant pour les récepteurs membranaires des LDL (hypercholestérolémies familiales) ou acquise par excès d'apport ou de synthèse.

Spanish

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