This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30470722, 30771986, 30772356), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No. 7092016, 7062010, 7052021), and Key Project for Applicable Basic Research of Hunan Province (No. 2008FJ2006).
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal disorder associated with elevated plasma low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels leading to premature coronary heart disease (CHD). As a result of long-...