Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
This affects 1 in 500 of the population.
Heterozygotes may have premature corneal arcus and usually marked elevation in blood cholesterol levels.
- people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia have a fourfold increased risk of CHD
- coronary heart disease begins in the 3rd decade
- men are at greater risk than women and, if untreated, 50-75% will have a myocardial infarction by the age of 60 years
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