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Genetic test for ‘familial’ heart risk extended

09-Jun-2015

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Blood tests to be offered to close relatives of people found to have familial hypercholesterolaemia.

50% of people with FH develop heart disease before they are 60.

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British Heart Foundation (BHF)

Charity organization researching heart and circulatory diseases

Steve Humphries

Professor Cardiovascular Genetics at University College London.

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Precision Medicine