Follow-up of children diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia in a national genetic screening program

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-103

  Avis, Hans J ^a   Kusters, D Meeike ^a   Vissers, Maud N ^a   Huijgen, Roeland ^a   Janssen, Thomas H ^a   Wiegman, Albert ^a   Kindt, Iris ^b   Kastelein, John J P ^a   Wijburg, Frits A ^a   Hutten, Barbara A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Foundation for Cascade Screening of Familial Hypercholesterolemia   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 84862774518     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.12.037     Document Type: Article

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