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Reproductive Carrier Screening: Identifying Families at Risk for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine - 1 Apr 2024
Souter Vivienne, Becraft Emily, Brummitt Samantha, Gall Bryan J, Prigmore Brittany, Wang Yang, Benn Peter
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial hypercholesterolemia is a treatable genetic condition but remains underdiagnosed. We reviewed the frequency of pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) variants in the LDLR gene in female individuals receiving reproductive carrier screening. METHODS: This retrospective observational study included samples from female patients (aged 18-55 years) receiving a 274-gene carrier screening panel from...
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