Author: Dr Kelly Martinovich

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic condition that causes high cholesterol levels. In about 90% of cases, this happens because of changes in a gene called LDLR, which affects how the body clears “bad” cholesterol (LDL) from the blood. Normally, the LDLR protein acts like a tiny catcher, grabbing LDL and pulling it into liver cells,…