A qualitative study of patients' perceptions of the value of molecular diagnosis for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

For many years Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), an inherited disorder, has been diagnosed using phenotypic features plus family history of early onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), and has been successfully treated using statin therapy. DNA testing is now available and this has been incorporated...

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Main Authors: Hallowell, N, Jenkins, N, Douglas, M, Walker, S, Finnie, R, Porteous, M, Lawton, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016