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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2021, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 1011-1022.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.21-218

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Progress on familial hypercholesterolemia

Wanzi Jiang1(), Liwen Zhang2(), Caihong He2,3, Meihua Ruan2, Yong Ji4(), Jianrong Yu2,3(), Hongwen Zhou1()   

  1. 1. Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
    2. Shanghai Information Center for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    4. Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
  • Received:2021-06-22 Revised:2021-08-12 Online:2021-11-20 Published:2021-09-06
  • Contact: Ji Yong,Yu Jianrong,Zhou Hongwen E-mail:1995jwz@sina.com;zhangliwen@sibs.ac.cn;yongji@njmu.edu.cn;yujianrong@sibs.ac.cn;drhongwenzhou@njmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China Nos(2019YFA0802701);Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China Nos(2018YFA0506904);the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China No(91854122);the National Natural Science Foundation of China No(L1924031)

Abstract:

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal inherited disease characterized by a significant increase in low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), tendon xanthoma and premature coronary artery disease (PCAD). In this paper, we analyze the current research status of FH, summarize the reported mutation gene loci in Chinese FH patients and treatment for them, and elaborate the current status of patents and drug researches. The results show that scientific outcomes of FH are increasing with a good developmental trend and the most popular topics of FH study are pathogenesis, treatment of FH, and research on juvenile FH patients. In terms of patents, large pharmaceutical companies, such as Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, AstraZeneca Plc, Merck & Co Inc, are actively engaged in FH detection, diagnosis and treatment. In addition, 12 drugs have been launched in the United States, Japan, Europe and other countries or regions, bringing hope to FH patients.

Key words: familial hypercholesterolemia, rare disease, gene loci, research status