title: Familial hypercholesterolemia in South Africa.
abstract: South Africa, especially the Caucasian part of the population, has one of the highest incidences of familial hypercholesterolemia in the world. The founder effect in this region has led to this high incidence and to a limited number of mutations in the low-density lipoprotein-receptor gene. This chapter describes current situation concerning the management of familial hypercholesterolemia in South Africa.
authors.affiliation: Lipidology Division of Internal Medicine and MRC Cape Heart Group, University of Cape Town Health Science Faculty, Observatory, South Africa. dmarais@capeheart.uct.ac.za
authors.forename: Adrian David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Marais
authors.forename: Jean Catherine
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.forename: Dirk Jacobus
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Blom
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology