Founder Effect in Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH): A Focus on Early Detection and Treatment to Prevent Premature CHD in FH   CME Information Program Overview Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with...

How Concerned Are You About Familial Hypercholesterolemia In Your Practice? Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is among the most common genetic lipid disorders; left untreated, FH patients have a 20-fold increased risk for CHD. As a consequence, males with FH often experience heart attacks in their thirties and forties, and women in their fifties. FH is a treatable disorder, but one of the great challenges is that FH remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.

Hemochromatosis. A genetic disorder of iron metabolism, classic primary hemochromatosis–which we will refer to simply as “hemochromatosis”–is characterized by excessive absorption of iron in the duodenum of the small intestine.