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Dr. Chung: Question

Fresh~Horses · 2004-04-26T20:46:17+00:00

Dr. Chung Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test results with me. However I have another question: could you explain what you mean by the comment re the receptor? Is this unusual? Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I have is diagnosed. Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic syndrome. My hdl is good eh? Zee

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Fresh~Horses
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26 April 2004, 20:46 UTC #1

Dr. Chung
Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test results
with me. However I have another question: could you explain
what you mean by the comment re the receptor? Is this
unusual? Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I
have is diagnosed.
Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic syndrome.
My hdl is good eh?
Zee

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Dr. Andrew B. C
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26 April 2004, 23:21 UTC #2

fresh~horses said:
Dr. Chung
Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test results
with me. However I have another question: could you
explain what you mean by the comment re the receptor?
Your LDL receptor is probably defective.
Quoted message said:
Is this unusual?
No.
Quoted message said:
Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I have
is diagnosed.
Your lipid profile is characteristic of a defective
LDL receptor.
Quoted message said:

Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic syndrome.
Thanks to the gift of truth discernment from God, I
usually am ;-)
Quoted message said:

My hdl is good eh?
Yes it is.
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Fresh~Horses
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27 April 2004, 06:21 UTC #3

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
fresh~horses said:
Dr. Chung
Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test results
with me. However I have another question: could you
explain what you mean by the comment re the receptor?
Your LDL receptor is probably defective.
Quoted message said:
Is this unusual?
No.
Quoted message said:
Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I have
is diagnosed.
Your lipid profile is characteristic of a defective LDL
receptor.
Quoted message said:

Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic
syndrome.
Thanks to the gift of truth discernment from God, I
usually am ;-)
Quoted message said:

My hdl is good eh?
Yes it is.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist
heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com
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Is that what happens with everyone who has high cholesterol?
A defective receptor? How does that happen? What other
problems could a defective receptor cause?
Can too much cholesterol do *anything* good? For example,
could it be good for the skin?
Zee

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Dr. Andrew B. C
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27 April 2004, 07:22 UTC #4

fresh~horses said:

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]>
wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
fresh~horses said:
Dr. Chung
Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test
results with me. However I have another question:
could you explain what you mean by the comment re the
receptor?
Your LDL receptor is probably defective.
Quoted message said:
Is this unusual?
No.
Quoted message said:
Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I
have is diagnosed.
Your lipid profile is characteristic of a defective LDL
receptor.
Quoted message said:

Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic
syndrome.
Thanks to the gift of truth discernment from God, I
usually am ;-)
Quoted message said:

My hdl is good eh?
Yes it is.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist
heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com
** Who is the humblest person in the universe?
makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
What is all this about?
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Is this spam? makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
Is that what happens with everyone who has high
cholesterol?
No. However, it is what is behind familial
hypercholesterolemia (FHC).
Quoted message said:
A defective receptor?
Yes.
Quoted message said:
How does that happen?
There is a dominant mutation in the gene for this receptor.
This mutation has a prevalence of about 100 per 50,000
people. The gene for the LDL receptor is located on the
short arm of chromosome 19.
Quoted message said:
What other problems could a defective receptor cause?
The elevation in LDL cholesterol leads to increased risk of
premature atherosclerosis in all organs.
Quoted message said:
Can too much cholesterol do *anything* good? For example,
could it be good for the skin?
No. Sorry, Zee.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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**
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What is all this about?
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Fresh~Horses
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27 April 2004, 14:42 UTC #5

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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fresh~horses said:

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]>
wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Top posting here for this question:
Is this defective receptor which causes my very high ldl the
reason I can't lower cholesterol much by diet and exercise?
I have never had it lower than 9.7. It is presently 11.33.
And is often 13-14. I always go to the same lab.
I read about people who lower their cholesterol by diet
(varying degrees) but I haven't been very successful at
that. However, I am able to raise my hdl even higher than my
already high level, by exercise. (And incidentally, the only
time my hdl was lower was when I was on statins).
I have even eaten a lot (!!) of very high fat ice cream 12
hours before cholesterol blood tests, then fasted, and it
did not affect my reading at all. It did not go up from the
ice cream.
So question again: does this defective receptor "balance"
my cholesterol level to some internal setting, no matter
what I do?
Zee
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Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
fresh~horses wrote:
> Dr. Chung
>
> Thanks for going over my latest cholesterol test
> results with me. However I have another question:
> could you explain what you mean by the comment re
> the receptor?
Your LDL receptor is probably defective.
> Is this unusual?
No.
> Is this how FM is diagnosed, or only how the type I
> have is diagnosed.
>
Your lipid profile is characteristic of a defective
LDL receptor.
>
> Also, you're very right I do not have metabolic
> syndrome.
>
Thanks to the gift of truth discernment from God, I
usually am ;-)
>
> My hdl is good eh?
>
Yes it is.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified
Cardiologist heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com
** Who is the humblest person in the universe?
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What is all this about?
makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
Is this spam? makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
Is that what happens with everyone who has high
cholesterol?
No. However, it is what is behind familial
hypercholesterolemia (FHC).
Quoted message said:
A defective receptor?
Yes.
Quoted message said:
How does that happen?
There is a dominant mutation in the gene for this
receptor. This mutation has a prevalence of about 100 per
50,000 people. The gene for the LDL receptor is located on
the short arm of chromosome 19.
Quoted message said:
What other problems could a defective receptor cause?
The elevation in LDL cholesterol leads to increased risk
of premature atherosclerosis in all organs.
Quoted message said:
Can too much cholesterol do *anything* good? For
example, could it be good for the skin?
No. Sorry, Zee.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist
heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com
** Who is the humblest person in the universe?
makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
What is all this about?
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Dr. Andrew B. C
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27 April 2004, 21:26 UTC #6

fresh~horses said:
"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]>
wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
fresh~horses said:

"Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <[email hidden]>
wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...
Top posting here for this question:
Is this defective receptor which causes my very high ldl
the reason I can't lower cholesterol much by diet and
exercise?
Probably so.
Quoted message said:
I have never had it lower than 9.7. It is presently 11.33.
And is often 13-14. I always go to the same lab.
I read about people who lower their cholesterol by diet
(varying degrees) but I haven't been very successful at
that. However, I am able to raise my hdl even higher than
my already high level, by exercise. (And incidentally, the
only time my hdl was lower was when I was on statins).
I have even eaten a lot (!!) of very high fat ice cream 12
hours before cholesterol blood tests, then fasted, and it
did not affect my reading at all. It did not go up from
the ice cream.
Non-fasting lipid profiles are different from fasting lipid
profiles largely with the triglycerides being higher (if at
all) for the non-fasting sample.
Quoted message said:

So question again: does this defective receptor "balance"
my cholesterol level to some internal setting, no matter
what I do?
It does take it out of the realm of modifiable by
lifestyle changes.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com
**
Who is the humblest person in the universe?
makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com
What is all this about?
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Is this spam?
makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com

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