An Overview of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
JAMA Clinical Reviews

An Overview of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

June 29, 202610 min

Worldwide, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) affects approximately 1 in 250 to 350 individuals. Author James Stein, MD, of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health joins JAMA Deputy Editor Karen Lasser, MD, MPH, to discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of both homozygous and heterozygous FH. Related Content: Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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