A 3.5 y-old girl carrying a severe mutation of the LDL-receptor gene known as "FH Pavia", affected by homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), and at high risk of developing coronary artery atherosclerosis was treated with selective dextran sulphate cellulose (DSC) column low-density lipoprotein apheresis (LDL-a).
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Hypercholesterolemia, Familial