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Real-world safety and efficacy of lomitapide in homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: interim report of special-use survey in Japan

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Pages 67-80 | Received 13 Nov 2023, Accepted 05 Feb 2024, Published online: 29 Feb 2024

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