Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study

BackgroundFamilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is predominantly caused by mutations in the 4 FH candidate genes (FHCGs), namely, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B-100 (APOB-100), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), and the LDL receptor...

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Main Authors: Anis Safura Ramli, Nadeem Qureshi, Hasidah Abdul-Hamid, Aisyah Kamal, Johanes Dedi Kanchau, Nur Syahirah Shahuri, Ralph Kwame Akyea, Luisa Silva, Laura Condon, Suraya Abdul-Razak, Alyaa Al-Khateeb, Yung-An Chua, Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin, Noorhida Baharudin, Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz, Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Joe Kai, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Hapizah Nawawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2023-06-01
Series:JMIR Research Protocols
Online Access:https://www.researchprotocols.org/2023/1/e47911

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