title: Child-parent screening for familial hypercholesterolemia.
abstract: A pilot study of child-parent screening for familial hypercholesterolemia was undertaken in children aged 1 to 2 years coming for immunization. Of 214 parents asked, 200 agreed to screening (94%). Simultaneous immunization-cholesterol measurement was successful in all children. Population child-parent screening is feasible and acceptable when combined with pediatric immunization.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. d.s.wald@qmul.ac.uk
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: Anuradhani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasturiratne
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bestwick
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017589:Immunization Programs; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening; D010290:Parents; D010865:Pilot Projects
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol