Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Adolescents: Potential Value of Universal Screening? - 25/02/16
Doi : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.019
Jing Pang, PhD 1, Andrew C. Martin, MD 2, 3, Trevor A. Mori, PhD 1, Lawrence J. Beilin, MBBS, MD 1, Gerald F. Watts, DSc, PhD, MD 1, 4, ⁎ 
1 School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
2 Department of General Pediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
3 School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4 Lipid Disorders Clinic, Cardiometabolic Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
∗Reprint requests: Gerald F. Watts, DSc, PhD, MD, GPO Box X2213 Perth, WA 6847, Australia.GPO Box X2213PerthWA6847Australia
Abstract |
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.
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| The Raine Study is funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences of the University of Western Australia, the Raine Medical Research Foundation, the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, the Women's and Infants' Research Foundation, and Curtin University. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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