New Treatments on the Horizon for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Journal Title: Oman Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 32, Issue 6
Abstract
amilial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic disorder with an estimated prevalence of heterozygous FH (HeFH) between 1 in 200–500 and homozygous FH (HoFH) between 1 in 160 000–300 000. FH can be diagnosed using clinical criteria based on the presence of personal and first-degree family members with high cholesterol levels, premature coronary heart disease (CHD), and tendon xanthomas.
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Khalid Al-Rasadi
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