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tendon

patients (FH)

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and

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subjects.

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subjects

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cases), i

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and mean

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i

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and SEM

the mm,

tively.

respecin the he-

12.5

and 6.3

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in 39

increased ment

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by x-ray

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was

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sign of FH and the measureto be a useful

patients

adjunctive

familial

and

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predicting

IHD

in

them.

respec-

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

characterized