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    Cholesterol Disorders
    • High Cholesterol
      • What is cholesterol?
        • Where does cholesterol come from?
        • What are the different types of cholesterol?
      • Is high cholesterol bad?
      • What causes high cholesterol?
      • What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?
      • How can doctors tell if I have high cholesterol?
      • How do doctors treat high cholesterol?
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