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A Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic Predictors of Mutations in Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2018
Chan Dick C, Pang Jing, Hooper Amanda J, Bell Damon A, Bates Timothy R, Burnett John R, Watts Gerald F
Abstract excerpt
Context: The gold standard for diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is identification of a causative pathogenic mutation. However, genetic testing is expensive and not widely available. Objective: To compare the validity of the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN), Simon Broome (SB), Make Early Diagnosis to Prevent Early Deaths (MEDPED), and American Heart Association (AHA) criteria in predicting an...
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