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. 2026 Jun 21;17(6):721. doi: 10.3390/genes17060721
AI Artificial intelligence
ALT Alanine aminotransferase
ANGPTL3 Angiopoietin-like protein 3
apo(a) Apolipoprotein(a)
ApoB Apolipoprotein B
APOE Apolipoprotein E
ARH Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia
ARISE Algorithmic risk inspection for screening elevated Lp(a)
ASCVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ASO Single-strand antisense oligonucleotide
AST Aspartate aminotransferase
CAD Coronary artery disease
CAVS Calcific aortic valve stenosis
CHD Coronary heart disease
c-IMT Carotid intima-media thickness
CTX Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
CVD Cardiovascular disease
EAS European Atherosclerosis Society
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERT Enzyme replacement therapy
FH Familial Hypercholesterolemia
GWAS Genome-wide association study
HDL-c High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
HeFH Heterozygous FH
HoFH Homozygous FH
HSCT Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
IFCC International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
K-IV2 Kringle IV type 2
LALD Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency
LC-MS Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
LDL-c Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
LDLR LDL receptor
LDLRAP1 LDLR adaptor protein 1
LLT Lipid-lowering therapy
Lp(a) Lipoprotein(a)
Lp(a)-c Lipoprotein(a) cholesterol
LIPA Lysosomal acid lipase
MI Myocardial infarction
MTTP Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein
NGS Next Generation Sequencing
Non-HDL-c Non-High-density lipoprotein cholesterol
NPC1L1 Niemann–Pick C1-like 1
OxPLs Oxidized phospholipids
PAD Peripheral arterial disease
PCSK9 Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
PCSK9i PCSK9 inhibitors
PRS Polygenic risk score
siRNA Small interfering RNA
SNPs Single-nucleotide polymorphisms
USV Uncertain significance variant
VLDL Very low-density lipoprotein
WHO World Health Organization