This animation describes a genetic condition resulting in persistently high cholesterol that doesn't respond to...

This animation describes a genetic condition resulting in persistently high cholesterol that doesn't respond to statins.

Since everyone, or at least most of us know what is cholesterol..let's see what are statins.
Statins are a class of medicines that are frequently used to lower blood cholesterol levels. The drugs are able to block the action of a chemical in the liver that is necessary for making cholesterol.

More about statins:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statin

More about cholesterol:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/Cholesterol_UCM_001089_SubHomePage.jsp

Medical animation via Cosmocyte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yanklj65zjs