To investigate the possible role of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor in the catabolism of LDL by the human liver, the binding of 125I-labeled LDL to membrane fractions prepared from human liver biopsies was determined. Biopsy samples taken for routine histology were obtained from seven patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, one with non-familial hypercholesterolemia...

Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder, an expression of defect in the gene that responsible for production LDL-C receptor. The current study was designed to determine FH patients city Sulaymaniyah both sexes. included 213 samples, number males 99 and females 114, sexes ranged from (30-79) years.The results cholesterol, triglyceride, high density lipoprotein (HDL-C), low-densi...