Familial hypercholesterolemia [NEW TOPIC PAGE]

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Last Posted: Nov 15, 2019

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• Many Adults with Familial Hypercholesterolemia Are Not Meeting Goal LDL-Cholesterol Level
  RF Green et al, CDC Blog Post, November 15, 2019
• [PCSK9 inhibitors - new possibilities in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia: For which patients will be indicated?Czech atherosclerosis society statement].
  Soška Vladimír et al. Vnitrni lekarstvi 2016 Apr 62(4) 329-33
• Cascade screening for familial hypercholesterolemia-identification of the C308Y mutation in multiple family members and relatives for the first time in mainland China.
  Jin Weirong et al. BMC medical genetics 2019 Nov 20(1) 173
• Changing FH care requires effort from clinicians, researchers, patients
  NK Wenger, Healio, November 12, 2019
• UVM Health Network to offer DNA testing as part of primary care
  K Jickling, Support VTDigger, November 7,y 2019
• Characteristics and management of 1093 patients with clinical diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia in Greece: Data from the Hellenic Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (HELLAS-FH).
  Rizos Christos V et al. Atherosclerosis 2018 277308-313
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia patient support groups and advocacy: A multinational perspective.
  Payne Jules et al. Atherosclerosis 2018 277377-382
• Familial hypercholesterolemia in Canada: Initial results from the FH Canada national registry.
  Brunham Liam R et al. Atherosclerosis 2018 277419-424
• High burden of recurrent cardiovascular events in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: The French Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry.
  Béliard Sophie et al. Atherosclerosis 2018 277334-340
• Mutational analysis of the LDLR gene in a cohort of Colombian families with familial hypercholesterolemia.
  López Greizy et al. Atherosclerosis 2018 277434-439

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