Lower Prevalence Of Diabetes Found Among Patients With Inherited High Cholesterol Disorder
Saturday, March 14, 2015 - 23:00
in Health & Medicine
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among 25,000 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol levels) was significantly lower than among unaffected relatives, with the prevalence varying by the type of gene mutation, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA. read more