Detecting Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents: potential and challenges
Abstract Background It is now well established that atherosclerosis begins in childhood and evolves through adolescence and young adulthood, ultimately resulting in myocardial infarction and stroke in adults. Main test Childhood is a critical phase during which atherosclerosis may begin to develop;...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01257-y |