Biology
Molecular Basis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Quick fact
About 1 in 250 people worldwide has familial hypercholesterolemia, yet most remain undiagnosed. Without treatment, many experience heart attacks before age 50.
Why this is interesting
What if your blood had dangerously high cholesterol from birth—no matter how healthy you ate? That's the reality for people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a condition caused by specific gene mutations.