The screening of families for an inherited cholesterol disorder is expected to endorse in UK. It recommends that children of those people who have familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) will be tested by the age of 10.
In UK, familial hypercholesterolaemia affects one out of every 500 people and it’s only 20% cases have been diagnosed yet.
The risk of inheriting this disorder is almost 50% in siblings and children of people with FH.
FH causes unusual high levels of cholesterol from birth and it often goes without any notice until an individual’s 30s or 40s and then the first symptom appears as heart attack.
But, if FH is identified, it can be controlled by using cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, diet and lifestyle.
