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Incorporation of genetic testing significantly increases the number of individuals diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Brown Emily E, Byrne Kathleen H, Davis Dorothy M, McClellan Rebecca, Leucker Thorsten, Jones Steven R, Martin Seth S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that less than 10% of cases of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the United States have been diagnosed. Low rates of diagnosis may in part be attributable to affected patients not meeting the clinical diagnostic criteria of the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN), Simon Broome, or US MEDPED diagnostic criteria. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess the utility of...
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