Alternative titles and symbols : FHA; FHD; HDLC; HDLD; Hypoalphalipoproteinemia, familial; Familial hdl deficiency; High density lipoprotein deficiency; Hdl cholesterol, low serum;
Included titles and symbols : HDLCQ13; High density lipoprotein cholesterol level quantitative trait locus 13;
Description : Twenty to 30% of early familial coronary heart disease (CHD) is ascribed to hypoalphalipoproteinemia,
or high density lipoprotein deficiency. Although not initially recognized as a predisposing
dyslipidemia, extensive epidemiologic work has implicated low high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDLC) levels in increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and low HDLC
is considered to be a true dyslipidemic syndrome (Warnick and Wood, 1995).;