It is Time to Screen for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States

• Prif Awduron: Samuel S. Gidding (Awdur), Christie M. Ballantyne (Awdur), Marina Cuchel (Awdur), Sarah de Ferranti (Awdur), Lisa Hudgins (Awdur), Allison Jamison (Awdur), Mary P. McGowan (Awdur), Amy L. Peterson (Awdur), Robert D. Steiner (Awdur), Melissa K. Uveges (Awdur), Yunshu Wang (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: Ubiquity Press, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is an ultra-rare inherited condition that affects approximately one in 300,000 people. The disorder is characterized by extremely high, life-threatening levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol from birth, leading to significant premature ca...