An Overview of Familial Hypercholesterolemia

JAMA Clinical Reviews by American Medical Association

Jun 29, 202610:25Health

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...

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