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Pediatrics Department, National Institute for Mother and Child Health "Alessandrescu-Rusescu", 020395 Bucharest, Romania.
Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", 020021 Bucharest, Romania.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Jun 7;13(12):1988. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13121988.
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disease marked by high levels of LDL-cholesterol. This condition has long-term clinical implications, such as cardiovascular events, that are evident during adult life. Here, we report on a single-center cross-sectional showcase study of genetic testing for FH in a Romanian pediatric group. Genetic testing for FH was performed on 20 Romanian pediatric patients, 10 boys and 10 girls, admitted with LDL-cholesterol levels over 130 mg/mL to the National Institute for Mother and Child Health "Alesssandrescu-Rusescu" in 2020. Genetic testing was performed using the Illumina TruSight Cardio panel. We identified pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants that could explain the phenotype in 5/20 cases. The involved genes were and . Clinical signs that suggest the diagnosis of FH are scarce for the pediatric patient, although it can be diagnosed early during childhood by lipid panel screening. Prevention could prove lifesaving for some of these patients.
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