Familial hypercholesterolemia
Therapeutic area
Metabolic Disease
Rare disease
No
- Definition
- An inheritable form of hyperlipidemia, in which there are excess lipids in the blood.
- Genetic basis
- Yes
- Non-human condition
- No
- Rare disease
- No
- Listing at source
- Listed
- Condition name
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Therapeutic area
- Metabolic Disease
- familial hypercholesterolemia
- hyperlipoproteinemia type II
- All therapeutic areas
- Metabolic Disease
- Severity
- Moderate
- Genetic
- Hereditary
- Inborn Error of Metabolism
- MONDO ID
- MONDO:0005439
- Parent condition
- MONDO:0001336
Related records
Broader conditions (12)
- Disease
- Disease by developmental or physiological process
- Disease by etiologic mechanism
- Disease of genetic or genomic mechanism
- Familial hyperlipidemia
- Hereditary disease
- Human disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperlipoproteinemia
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Inherited lipid metabolism disorder
- Metabolic disease
Narrower conditions (5)
- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
- Hypercholesterolemia due to cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase deficiency
- Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, 3
- Hypercholesterolemia, autosomal dominant, type B
- Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1
Trials (224)
- 2-Hydroxybenzylamine (2-HOBA) to Reduce HDL Modification and Improve HDL Function in Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)
- A 12-week Post-marketing, Observational Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of Zetia Alone or in Combination With Other Lipid-lowering Drugs in Japanese Subjects With Hypercholesterolemia (Study P05244)
- A 52-week Post-marketing, Observational Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of Zetia Alone or in Combination With Other Lipid-lowering Drugs in Japanese Subjects With Hypercholesterolemia (Study P05245)
- A Clinical Trial to Assess the Long Term Safety and Tolerability of MK-0653H in Japanese Participants With Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0653H-833)
- A Gene Therapy Study for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
- A Long-term Follow-up Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of RGX-501
- A Pharmacodynamic Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Fixed Dose Combination Pill on Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol
- A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Lipid Effects of TRIA-662
- A Prospective Cohort Study on Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Health Examination Population
- a Prospective Pilot Study of Screening Out Rate and Clinical Management of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- A Real-World Study of Long-Term Adherence and Persistence to Inclisiran, Evolocumab, and Alirocumab
- A Registration Study for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Taiwan
- A Safety and Efficacy Study of DRL-17822, a Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Inhibitor, in Patients With Abnormal Cholesterol Levels
- A Study of Enlicitide Decanoate (MK-0616 Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) in Adults With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-017/CORALreef HeFH)
- A Study of Enlicitide Decanoate (MK-0616 Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-013) CORALreef Lipids
- A Study of Extended-release (ER) Niacin/Laropiprant in Adolescents With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0524A-158)
- A Study of SYH2070 Injection in Participants With Mixed Hyperlipidemia
- A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Enclitide Chloride (MK-0616 Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) in Adults With Hypercholesterolemia (MK-0616-008)
- A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Taking Colesevelam as add-on Therapy to Their Existing Medication
- A Study of VERVE-101 in Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Cardiovascular Disease
Approved drugs (16)
- Alirocumab
- Amlodipine besylate
- Atorvastatin calcium
- Bempedoic acid
- Colesevelam hydrochloride
- Evinacumab
- Evolocumab
- Ezetimibe
- Fluvastatin sodium
- Inclisiran sodium
- Lomitapide mesylate
- Mipomersen sodium
- Pitavastatin calcium
- Pravastatin sodium
- Rosuvastatin calcium
- Simvastatin
Drugs in development (21)
- 2-(aminomethyl)phenol Phase 2
- AEM-28 Phase 2
- Anacetrapib Phase 3
- Atorvastatin Phase 3
- Bococizumab Phase 3
- Cholestyramine Phase 3
- Enlicitide decanoate Phase 2
- Eprotirome Phase 3
- Implitapide Phase 2
- Inclisiran Phase 3
- Laropiprant Phase 3
- Lerodalcibep Phase 3
- Lomitapide Phase 3
- Niacin Phase 3
- Omega-3-acid ethyl esters Phase 3
- Ongericimab Phase 3
- Recaticimab Phase 2
- Resmetirom Phase 2
- Rosuvastatin Phase 3
- Tafolecimab Phase 3
Other linked drugs (1)
- Mipomersen