Familial hypercholesterolaemia: A model of care for Australasia

Familial hypercholesterolaemia: A model of care for Australasia

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a dominantly inherited disorder present from birth that causes marked elevation in plasma cholesteroland premature coronary heart disease. There are at least 45,000 people with FH in Australia and New Zealand, but the vast majority remainsundetected and those d...

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Main Authors: Watts, G., Sullivan, D., Poplawski, N., Van Bockxmeer, F., Hamilton-Craig, I., Clifton, P., O'Brien, R., Bishop, W., George, P., Barter, P., Bates, T., Burnett, J., Coakley, J., Davidson, Patricia, Emery, J., Martin, A., Farid, W., Freeman, L., Geelhoed, E., Juniper, A., Kidd, A., Kostner, K., Krass, I., Livingston, M., Maxwell, Susannah, O'Leary, Peter, Owaimrin, A., Redgrave, T., Reid, N., Southwell, L., Suthers, G., Tonkin, A., Towler, Simon, Trent, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elseiver Ireland Ltd 2011
Subjects:
cascade screening
model of care
treatment
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
adolescents
diagnosis
adults
children
genetic testing
assessment
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49291

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