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Diagnostic Criteria for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

The clinical diagnosis of FH is founded on personal and family history, physical examination, and lipid concentrations. Three groups have developed clinical diagnostic tools for FH: the US MedPed Program, the Simon Broome Register Group in the United Kingdom, and the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network. Continue reading “Diagnostic Criteria for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)”

Diagnostic Criteria of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

The diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is based upon three factors: typical clinical manifestations, a positive response to colchicine therapy, and genetic testing, although currently available tests do not detect all mutations associated with FMF.
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