Pilot study of universal screening of children and child‐parent cascade testing for familial hypercholesterolaemia in Australia

Abstract

In Western Australia, universal screening of children aged 1-2 years for FH, undertaken at the time of an immunisation, was a feasible and effective approach to detect children, parents and other blood relatives with FH. The approach was acceptable to parents and is potentially a highly cost-effective detection strategy for families at risk of FH.