Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Reportable Disorder.
Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Reportable Disorder.
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DOI:
10.1161/circulationaha.120.050548
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发表时间:
2020-11-24
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Kullo IJ
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Kullo IJ
November 24, 2020 Circulation. 2020; 142: 1999–2001. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA. 120.050548 2000 the need for cascade testing. Dedicated coordinators increased participation of at-risk relatives in cascade testing for FH in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. 4 In addition to providing letters to the proband, a trained cascade testing coordinator (CTC) could contact relatives (with the proband’s consent), deliver information to relatives about FH, and follow up to ensure that the relatives have been informed. To address ethical concerns related to direct contact, probands could be asked which method they prefer. If they prefer direct contact, they would be requested to provide contact information and notify their relatives that they would be approached by a CTC; if the proband preferred to personally contact relatives, the CTC would provide the relevant letters to the proband and follow up to ensure that the relatives had been informed (Figure).