Current Genetic Screening Guidelines Overlook Most Cases of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Current genetic screening guidelines overlook most cases of familial hypercholesterolemia

Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia that can cause dangerously high cholesterol and early heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study found.

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Most people with a genetic condition that causes significantly high cholesterol go undiagnosed, study finds

Current genetic screening guidelines fail to identify most people with an inherited condition known as familial hypercholesterolemia that can cause dangerously high cholesterol and early heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study found.

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