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Evaluation of clinical and laboratory parameters used in the identification of index cases for genetic screening of familial hypercholesterolemia in Brazil.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2017
Silva Pãmela R S, Jannes Cinthia E, Oliveira Theo G M, Miname Marcio H, Rocha Viviane Z, Chacra Ana Paula, Gurgel Maria Helane C, Montenegro Renan M, Rodrigues Sobrinho Carlos Roberto M, Bello Moreira Annie Seixas, Assad Marcelo H V, Pinto Marina R C, Tada Mauricio Teruo, Santos Raul D, Pereira Alexandre C, Krieger Jose E
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There is controversy on the accuracy of different diagnostic criteria for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The aim of this study is to assess the performance of different clinical criteria used to identify individuals for FH genetic cascade screening in Brazil. METHODS: All index cases (IC) registered in the Hipercol Brasil program between 2011 and 2016 were analyzed. Inclusion criteria...
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