Familial Hypercholesterolemia: The Most Common Monogenic Disorder in Humans

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 26;75(20):2567-2569. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.058.

Authors

John J P Kastelein¹, Laurens F Reeskamp², G Kees Hovingh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: j.j.kastelein@amsterdamumc.nl.
² Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 32439006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.058

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; frequency; myocardial infarction; premature; severe hypercholesterolemia; systematic review.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / diagnosis
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / epidemiology
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II* / genetics
Mutation
Myocardial Infarction*
Prevalence