New Case Detection by Cascade Testing in Familial Hypercholesterolemia A Systematic Review of the Literature
New Case Detection by Cascade Testing in Familial Hypercholesterolemia A Systematic Review of the Literature
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DOI:
10.1161/circgen.119.002723
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发表时间:
2019-11-01
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Kullo, Iftikhar J.
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作者:
Lee, Christopher;Rivera-Valerio, Miriannie;Kullo, Iftikhar J.
Background: The prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia is 1 in 250, but Methods: We conducted a systematic review of published studies in the English language of cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolemia, which reported the number of index cases and number of relatives tested and specified methods of contacting relatives and testing modalities methods utilized. For each study, we calculated yield (proportion of relatives who test positive) and new cases per index case, to facilitate comparison. Results: We identified 10 studies from the literature that met inclusion criteria; the mean number of probands and relatives per study was 242 and 826, respectively. The average yield was 44.76% with a range of 30% to 60.5%, and the mean new cases per index case was 1.65 with a range of 0.22 to 8.0. New cases per index case tended to be greater in studies that used direct contact versus indirect contact (2.06 versus 0.86), tested beyond first-degree relatives versus only first-degree relatives (3.65 versus 0.80), used active sample collection versus collection at clinic (4.11 versus 1.06), and utilized genetic testing versus biochemical testing (2.47 versus 0.42). Conclusions: New case detection in familial hypercholesterolemia cascade testing programs tended to be higher with direct contact of relatives, testing beyond first-degree relatives, in-home-based sample collection, and genetic testing. These findings should be helpful for establishing cascade testing programs in the United States.