Improving Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index Case Detection: Sequential Active Screening from Centralized Analytical Data

Improving Familial Hypercholesterolemia Index Case Detection: Sequential Active Screening from Centralized Analytical Data

The majority of familial hypercholesterolemia index cases (FH-IC) remain underdiagnosed and undertreated because there are no well-defined strategies for the universal detection of FH. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of an active screening for FH-IC based on centralized an...

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Main Authors: Fernando Sabatel-Pérez, Joaquín Sánchez-Prieto, Víctor Manuel Becerra-Muñoz, Juan Horacio Alonso-Briales, Pedro Mata, Luis Rodríguez-Padial
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
familial hypercholesterolemia
genetic screening
atherosclerosis prevention
early detection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/749

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