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Reverse cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in high-risk Chinese families.
Clinical cardiology - 1 Nov 2017
Wu Xue, Pang Jing, Wang Xumin, Peng Jie, Chen Yan, Wang Shilong, Watts Gerald F, Lin Jie
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BACKGROUND: Reverse cascade screening is not commonly employed to detect new cases of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). We aimed to assess the outcome of this screening strategy in families in which the probands were children with severe FH. HYPOTHESIS: Reverse cascade screening is an effective method to detect new patients with FH. METHODS: Reverse cascade screening was undertaken starting from 47 index...
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