An update on familial hypercholesterolaemia.
A report of a World Health Organization consultation on familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) was recently presented in Geneva. The report provides an update on several aspects of FH such as the molecular basis, DNA diagnosis, clinical criteria for the diagnosis, treatment of FH adults and children, the role of diet, psychosocial aspects of FH, contacting and helping relatives with FH and gives suggestions for government cooperation. The report is reviewed here.
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Lipid Clinic, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway. leiv.ose@rh.uio.no
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D009154:Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011973:Receptors, LDL / Q000235:genetics; D014944:World Health Organization
D011973:Receptors, LDL