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The Lebanese allele at the LDLR in normocholesterolemic people merits reconsideration of genotype phenotype correlations in familial hypercholesterolemia

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Rabih Andary, Nareg Mikhaelian, Rony Salloum, and Inaam El-Rassy from the Nemer Lab for their help in sequencing experiments, and Rita Abi Akr from the National LDL-Apheresis Center for her help in recruiting the patients. This study was supported by a grant from the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS Grant# 114110-522177).

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  1. Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Akl C. Fahed

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon

    Fadi F. Bitar, Ruby I. Khalaf & Georges M. Nemer

  3. Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Fadi F. Bitar

  4. National LDL Apheresis Center, Dahr El Bashek Governmental University Hospital, Dahr El Bashek, Lebanon

    Elie M. Moubarak

  5. Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon

    Sami T. Azar

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Fahed, A.C., Bitar, F.F., Khalaf, R.I. et al. The Lebanese allele at the LDLR in normocholesterolemic people merits reconsideration of genotype phenotype correlations in familial hypercholesterolemia. Endocrine 42, 445–448 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-012-9669-0

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