Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia — Research Summary
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5 Most Recent Research Articles
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Synergistic "targeting and blockade" strategy via engineered exosomes and clinical ultrasound contrast agent for hepatocyte-targeted mRNA delivery.
Li Zhelong et al. — Biomaterials (1 December 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42341362/
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Severe familial hypercholesterolemia and pregnancy: handle with care.
Dal Pino Beatrice et al. — Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD (1 October 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42108127/
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Sitosterolemia misdiagnosed as homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: A diagnostic challenge.
Matta Anthony et al. — American journal of preventive cardiology (1 October 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42403461/
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Early Coronary Atherosclerosis in Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The Importance of Aggressive Lipid Lowering.
Zachariah Don et al. — JACC. Case reports (10 September 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42720648/
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Anterior STEMI Revealing Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia With Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis.
Gitte Pramod Tulsidas et al. — JACC. Case reports (2 September 2026)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42360268/
Clinical Trials — Currently Recruiting (Australia)
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A Safety and Tolerability Trial Evaluating CTX310 in Participants With Refractory Dyslipidemias
Recruiting — Phase 1 — CRISPR Therapeutics AG
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07491172
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Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is a rare inherited condition in which faulty genes on both copies severely limit the body's ability to clear LDL cholesterol from the blood. Very high cholesterol from birth can lead to fatty deposits in the skin and tendons and to early heart and blood vessel disease. Management uses intensive cholesterol-lowering medicines, sometimes with lipoprotein apheresis, alongside lifelong specialist monitoring.
Most Recent Research
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) presents a persistent and difficult-to-treat condition. This recalcitrance stems largely from loss-of-function mutations within the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) gene, which severely undermine the efficacy of standard therapeutic regimens. Here, we report a bioinspired "targeting and blockade" strategy for the efficient delivery of functional Ldlr mRNA to hepatocytes. This approach is realized through a rationally designed platform, Szd + AP@ExoE-Ldlr, which integrates APOA1-functionalized exosomes for hepatocyte-targeted delivery with a preemptive macrophage blockade using the clinical ultrasound contrast agent Sonazoid (Szd). The APOA1 modification confers specific recognition by the scavenger receptor class B type 1 on hepatocytes, while the pre-saturation of Kupffer cells with Szd significantly mitigates nonspecific clearance by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). In a HoFH murine model, this synergistic strategy markedly enhanced the accumulation of exosomes in hepatocytes and achieved robust restoration of hepatic LDLR expression. Consequently, it elicited a profound correction of the atherogenic lipid profile and substantially attenuated the progression of atherosclerosis. A comprehensive biosafety evaluation confirmed the excellent biocompatibility of this platform. Our work provides a promising and broadly applicable solution for the treatment of liver-related genetic disorders by simultaneously overcoming the critical barriers of targeted delivery and MPS evasion.
Common Questions
What is Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia?
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is a rare inherited condition in which faulty genes on both copies severely limit the body's ability to clear LDL cholesterol from the blood. Very high cholesterol from birth can lead to fatty deposits in the skin and tendons and to early heart and blood vessel disease. Management uses intensive cholesterol-lowering medicines, sometimes with lipoprotein apheresis, alongside lifelong specialist monitoring.
How many clinical trials are available for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia?
RareWays currently indexes 57 clinical trials for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, of which 10 are actively recruiting. Trial availability changes as new studies are registered — check the trials tab for current status.
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