| APOB | Apolipoprotein B |
| APOB-100 | Apolipoprotein B-100 |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| cIMT | Carotidal Intima Media Thickness |
| EAS | European Atherosclerosis Society |
| FFQ | Food frequency questionnaire |
| FH | Familial Hypercholesterolaemia |
| HDL-C | High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| HeFH | Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia |
| HoFH | Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia |
| LDL-C | Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol |
| LDLRAP1 | Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Adaptor Protein 1 |
| LIPIGEN | Lipid transport disorders Italian Genetic Network |
| Lp(a) | Lipoprotein(a) |
| NLA | National Lipid Association |
| NGS | Next Generation Sequencing |
| PCSK9 | Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 |
| PDAY | Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth |
| VLDL | Very low-density lipoprotein |