Death of a child as a result of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
A 10-year-old boy died of a myocardial infarction; he had homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Unrecognized tendon xanthomas previously had been removed. His parents and siblings were found to have elevated cholesterol levels. The screening of at-risk children allows the early recognition of hypercholesterolaemia and intervention in the development of atherosclerosis.
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D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology