Lombardi P, Sijbrands E J, Kamerling S, Leuven J A, Havekes L M
TNO-PG, Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Hum Genet. 1997 Jan;99(1):106-7. doi: 10.1007/s004390050321.
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene. Among the more than 200 mutations so far identified, the T705I substitution in exon 15, designated FH-Paris 9, has been previously described as an FH-causing mutation. During the course of denaturing gradient gel electrophoretic screening of exon 15 we have identified the T705I single-base substitution not only in an FH family but also in a control, normocholesterolemic population. Therefore, we conclude that FH-Paris 9 is a missense mutation not associated with FH.