Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study
(2023)
Journal Article
Ramli, A. S., Qureshi, N., Abdul-Hamid, H., Kamal, A., Kanchau, J. D., Shahuri, N. S., Akyea, R. K., Silva, L., Condon, L., Abdul-Razak, S., Al-Khateeb, A., Chua, Y. A., Mohamed-Yassin, M. S., Baharudin, N., Badlishah-Sham, S. F., Aziz, A. F. A., Kasim, N. A. M., Kadir, S. H. S. A., Kai, J., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Nawawi, H. (2023). Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, Article e47911. https://doi.org/10.2196/47911
Background: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is predominantly caused by mutations in the 4 FH candidate genes (FHCGs), namely, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), apolipoprotein B-100 (APOB-100), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (... Read More about Reducing Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Malaysia by Early Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Using the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Case Ascertainment Tool (FAMCAT): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.