Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Adolescents: Potential Value of Universal Screening?

Jing Pang; Andrew Martin; Trevor Mori; Lawrence Beilin; Gerald Watts

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.019

Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Adolescents: Potential Value of Universal Screening?

The Raine Study

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Abstract

© 2016 Elsevier Inc.Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease. Most individuals are unaware they have the condition. In the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, 1 in 267 adolescents were found to have FH. Universal cholesterol screening in childhood may offer the best strategy for diagnosing FH.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	315-316
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	170
Early online date	13 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.019
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2016

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