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J Pediatr
; 170: 315-6, 2016 Mar.
Article
de Anglais
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26690851
RÉSUMÉ
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.