Simplified Canadian Definition for Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal codominant lipoprotein disorder characterized by elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Definitions for FH rely on complex algorithms that are on the basis of levels of...

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Published in:	Canadian journal of cardiology Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 1210 - 1214
Main Authors:	Ruel, Isabelle, Brisson, Diane, Aljenedil, Sumayah, Awan, Zuhier, Baass, Alexis, Bélanger, Alexandre, Bergeron, Jean, Bewick, David, Brophy, James M., Brunham, Liam R., Couture, Patrick, Dufour, Robert, Francis, Gordon A., Frohlich, Jiri, Gagné, Claude, Gaudet, Daniel, Grégoire, Jean C., Gupta, Milan, Hegele, Robert A., Mancini, G.B. John, McCrindle, Brian W., Pang, Jing, Raggi, Paolo, Tu, Jack V., Watts, Gerald F., Genest, Jacques
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Inc 01.09.2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age of Onset Algorithms Apolipoprotein B-100 - genetics Canada - epidemiology Child Cholesterol, LDL - blood Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Coronary Artery Disease - etiology Female Humans Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - diagnosis Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - epidemiology Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II - genetics Male Mutation Pedigree Proprotein Convertase 9 - genetics Receptors, LDL - genetics Xanthomatosis - diagnosis Xanthomatosis - etiology Canada
ISSN:	0828-282X, 1916-7075, 1916-7075
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