Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Linked to Accelerated Thymic Ageing
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is associated with reduced thymic output and accelerated thymic ageing, while statin treatment may help preserve immune cell production. In a Chinese study of 562 patients with heterozygous FH and 295 age-matched healthy controls, researchers found that untreated FH patients had a significantly lower proportion of recent […]