Meaning of FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
	See Also:		hypercholesteremia, hypercholesterolemia, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Glossary
	Definition:		a rare dominant abnormality controlled by a multiple-allele series of at least four alleles. The disease is caused by a defective protein that can result in extremely high levels of cholesterol in the blood.