7/1/23, 12:35 AM Hypercholesterolemia Pathway Feedback Search Clinical Topics Home Findings Hypercholesterolemia Hypercholesterolemia More common causes Liver cirrhosis Hypothyroidism Obesity Diabetes mellitus type 2 Cholestatic liver disease Nephrotic syndrome Familial hypercholesterolemia Anorexia nervosa Less common causes Atherosclerotic occlusive disease Lipoprotein lipase deficiency Familial defective apo B-100 Cushing's syndrome Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia Uncommon causes LDL receptor deficiency Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency Analbuminemia https://web.pathway.md/findings/recl6DwXEF45hSnps 1/2 7/1/23, 12:35 AM Hypercholesterolemia Pathway Apolipoprotein C-II deficiency Cholesterol ester storage disease Familial mixed hyperlipidemia Apoprotein E deficiency Familial type 5 hyperlipoproteinemia https://web.pathway.md/findings/recl6DwXEF45hSnps 2/2