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MeSH Heading: Hypercholesterolemia
Tree Number(s): C18.452.584.500.500.396
Unique ID: D006937
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006937
Scope Note: A condition with abnormally high levels of CHOLESTEROL in the blood. It is defined as a cholesterol value exceeding the 95th percentile for the population.
Entry Term(s): Elevated Cholesterol; High Cholesterol Levels; Hypercholesteremia
NLM Classification #: QU 260.5.L5
Public MeSH Note: 80; was HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA 1963-79; HYPERLIPEMIA, ESSENTIAL FAMILIAL was heading 1963-79 (see note under HYPERLIPIDEMIA for former cross refs to it)
Online Note: use HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA to search HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA 1966-79; search HYPERLIPEMIA, ESSENTIAL FAMILIAL under HYPERLIPIDEMIA/genetics 1966-79
History Note: 80; was HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA 1963-79; HYPERLIPEMIA, ESSENTIAL FAMILIAL was heading 1963-79 (see note under HYPERLIPIDEMIA for former cross refs to it)
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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Concept UI: M0010818
Scope Note: A condition with abnormally high levels of CHOLESTEROL in the blood. It is defined as a cholesterol value exceeding the 95th percentile for the population.
Terms: Hypercholesterolemia Preferred Term
Term UI T020858
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; High Cholesterol Levels
Term UI T000898788
Date04/12/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Elevated Cholesterol
Term UI T841688
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Hypercholesteremia
Term UI T020857
Date04/25/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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