How can genetically determined high cholesterol be treated?

How can genetically determined high cholesterol be treated?

Genetically determined cholesterol elevation also responds to low fat diet, exercise and medicines like statins. Some may need a special procedure like dialysis known as LDL apheresis. Genetically determined very high cholesterol levels are seen homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, in which the levels may be as high as 1000 mg / dl. Those who do not respond well to treatment may very rarely need liver transplantation as the last resort.

Glossary

Hypercholesterolemia: Increased levels of cholesterol in the blood

Familial: Running in families

LDL: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (the so called ‘bad cholesterol’).