title: Prevalence of Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Adolescents: Potential Value of Universal Screening?
abstract: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) significantly increases the risk of coronary heart disease. Most individuals are unaware they have the condition. In the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, 1 in 267 adolescents were found to have FH. Universal cholesterol screening in childhood may offer the best strategy for diagnosing FH.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pediatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Trevor A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Beilin
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Lipid Disorders Clinic, Cardiometabolic Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: gerald.watts@uwa.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gerald F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Watts
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006938:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015995:Prevalence; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology