Clinical Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: JACC Scientific Expert Panel

AC Sturm, JW Knowles, SS Gidding, ZS Ahmad… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Although awareness of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is increasing, this common,
potentially fatal, treatable condition remains underdiagnosed. Despite FH being a genetic …

Genetics of coronary artery disease: discovery, biology and clinical translation

AV Khera, S Kathiresan - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Coronary artery disease is the leading global cause of mortality. Long recognized to be
heritable, recent advances have started to unravel the genetic architecture of the disease …

Inclisiran for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

FJ Raal, D Kallend, KK Ray, T Turner… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Familial hypercholesterolemia is characterized by an elevated level of low-
density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and an increased risk of premature atherosclerotic …

Genome-wide association analyses identify new Brugada syndrome risk loci and highlight a new mechanism of sodium channel regulation in disease susceptibility

J Barc, R Tadros, C Glinge, DY Chiang, M Jouni… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a cardiac arrhythmia disorder associated with sudden death in
young adults. With the exception of SCN5A, encoding the cardiac sodium channel NaV1. 5 …

Diagnostic yield and clinical utility of sequencing familial hypercholesterolemia genes in patients with severe hypercholesterolemia

AV Khera, HH Won, GM Peloso, KS Lawson… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Abstract Background: Approximately 7% of American adults have severe
hypercholesterolemia (untreated low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol≥ 190 mg/dl) …

A modern approach to dyslipidemia

AJ Berberich, RA Hegele - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Lipid disorders involving derangements in serum cholesterol, triglycerides, or both are
commonly encountered in clinical practice and often have implications for cardiovascular …

Familial hypercholesterolaemia in children and adolescents: gaining decades of life by optimizing detection and treatment

A Wiegman, SS Gidding, GF Watts… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a common genetic cause of premature coronary
heart disease (CHD). Globally, one baby is born with FH every minute. If diagnosed and …

The agenda for familial hypercholesterolemia: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

SS Gidding, M Ann Champagne, SD de Ferranti… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
2168 Circulation December 1, 2015 sufficient evidence for health benefit exists to implement
case finding via family history–based screening, cascade screening, or other strategies …

Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: new insights and guidance for clinicians to improve detection and clinical management. A position paper from the …

M Cuchel, E Bruckert, HN Ginsberg… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare life-threatening
condition characterized by markedly elevated circulating levels of low-density lipoprotein …

The complex molecular genetics of familial hypercholesterolaemia

AJ Berberich, RA Hegele - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2019 - nature.com
Familial hypercholesterolaemia is the most commonly encountered genetic condition that
predisposes individuals to premature cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, most patients …