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- noun Alternative spelling of
hypercholesteraemia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
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What fraction of the body's cells would have to be modified to correct Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy or hypercholesteremia?
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In studies among African Americans as well as the general population, people who took a combination drug for hypertension and hypercholesteremia were significantly more likely to adhere six months later than those who were given the same drugs separately (4, 5).
JAMA current issue 2009
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