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1. Familial hypercholesterolemia: The Italian Atherosclerosis Society Network (LIPIGEN)

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Averna, Maurizio, Cefalã¹, Angelo B., Casula, Manuela, Noto, Davide, Arca, Marcello, Bertolini, Stefano, Calandra, Sebastiano, Catapano, Alberico L., Tarugi, Patrizia, Catapano, Alberico Luigi, Pellegatta, Fabio, Angelico, Francesco, Bartuli, Andrea, Biasucci, Giacomo, Biolo, Gianni, Bonanni, Luca, Bonomo, Katia, Borghi, Claudio, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Branchi, Adriana, Carubbi, Francesca, Cipollone, Francesco, Citroni, Nadia, Federici, Massimo, Ferri, Claudio, Fiorenza, Anna Maria, Giaccari, Andrea, Giorgino, Francesco, Guardamagna, Ornella, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Marcucci, Rossella, Mombelli, Giuliana, Muntoni, Sandro, Pecchioli, Valerio, Pederiva, Cristina, Pipolo, Antonio, Pisciotta, Livia, Pujia, Arturo, Purrello, Francesco, Repetti, Elena, Rubba, Paolo, SabbÃ&nbsp, Carlo, Sampietro, Tiziana, Sarzani, Riccardo, Tagliabue, Milena Paola, Trenti, Chiara, Vigna, Giovanni Battista, Werba, Josà Pablo, Zambon, Sabina, Zenti, Maria Grazia, Montali, Anna, Fortunato, Giuliana, Grigore, Liliana, Del Ben, Maria, Maranghi, Marianna, Barbagallo, Carlo M., Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina, Capra, Maria Elena, Vinci, Pierandrea, D'Addato, Sergio, Galbiati, Stella, Nascimbeni, Fabio, Bucci, Marco, Spagnoli, Walter, Cardolini, Iris, Cervelli, Nazzareno, Emanuela, Colombo, Vinsin, A. Sun, Laviola, Luigi, Bello, Francesca, Chiariello, Giuseppe, Predieri, Barbara, Siepi, Donatella, Saitta, Antonino, Giusti, Betti, Pavanello, Chiara, Lussu, Milena, Prati, Lucia, Banderali, Giuseppe, Balleari, Giulia, Montalcini, Tiziana, Scicali, Roberto, Gentile, Luigi, Gentile, Marco, Suppressa, Patrizia, Sbrana, Francesco, Cocci, Guido, Benso, Andrea, Negri, Emanuele Alberto, Ghirardello, Omar, Lorenzo, Vigo, Zambon, Alberto, Enzo, Bonora, Minicocci, Ilenia, Spina, Rossella, Orlando, Camilla, Di Taranto, Maria Donata, Chiodo, Lorenzo, Garlaschelli, Katia, Manzato, Enzo, Tragni, Elena, Averna, M., Cefalu', A., Casula, M., Noto, D., Arca, M., Bertolini, S., Calandra, S., Catapano, A., Tarugi, P., Pellegatta, F., Angelico, F., Bartuli, A., Biasucci, G., Biolo, G., Bonanni, L., Bonomo, K., Borghi, C., Bossi, A., Branchi, A., Carubbi, F., Cipollone, F., Citroni, N., Federici, M., Ferri, C., Fiorenza, A., Giaccari, A., Giorgino, F., Guardamagna, O., Iannuzzi, A., Iughetti, L., Lupattelli, G., Mandraffino, G., Marcucci, R., Mombelli, G., Muntoni, S., Pecchioli, V., Pederiva, C., Pipolo, A., Pisciotta, L., Pujia, A., Purrello, F., Repetti, E., Rubba, P., Sabbã , C., Sampietro, T., Sarzani, R., Tagliabue, M., Trenti, C., Vigna, G., Werba, J., Zambon, S., Zenti, M., Montali, A., Fortunato, G., Grigore, L., Del Ben, M., Maranghi, M., Cefalã¹, A., Barbagallo, C., Buonuomo, P., Capra, M., Vinci, P., D'Addato, S., Galbiati, S., Nascimbeni, F., Bucci, M., Spagnoli, W., Cardolini, I., Cervelli, N., Emanuela, C., Vinsin, A., Laviola, L., Bello, F., Chiariello, G., Predieri, B., Siepi, D., Saitta, A., Giusti, B., Pavanello, C., Lussu, M., Prati, L., Banderali, G., Balleari, G., Montalcini, T., Scicali, R., Gentile, L., Gentile, M., Suppressa, P., Sbrana, F., Cocci, G., Benso, A., Negri, E., Ghirardello, O., Lorenzo, V., Zambon, A., Enzo, B., Minicocci, I., Spina, R., Orlando, C., Di Taranto, M., Chiodo, L., Garlaschelli, K., Manzato, E., Tragni, E., Averna, Maurizio, Cefalã¹, Angelo B., Casula, Manuela, Noto, Davide, Arca, Marcello, Bertolini, Stefano, Calandra, Sebastiano, Catapano, Alberico L., Tarugi, Patrizia, Catapano, Alberico Luigi, Pellegatta, Fabio, Angelico, Francesco, Bartuli, Andrea, Biasucci, Giacomo, Biolo, Gianni, Bonanni, Luca, Bonomo, Katia, Borghi, Claudio, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Branchi, Adriana, Carubbi, Francesca, Cipollone, Francesco, Citroni, Nadia, Federici, Massimo, Ferri, Claudio, Fiorenza, Anna Maria, Giaccari, Andrea, Giorgino, Francesco, Guardamagna, Ornella, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Marcucci, Rossella, Mombelli, Giuliana, Muntoni, Sandro, Pecchioli, Valerio, Pederiva, Cristina, Pipolo, Antonio, Pisciotta, Livia, Pujia, Arturo, Purrello, Francesco, Repetti, Elena, Rubba, Paolo, Sabbã , Carlo, Sampietro, Tiziana, Sarzani, Riccardo, Tagliabue, Milena Paola, Trenti, Chiara, Vigna, Giovanni Battista, Werba, Josã Pablo, Zambon, Sabina, Zenti, Maria Grazia, Montali, Anna, Fortunato, Giuliana, Grigore, Liliana, DEL BELLO, Francesca, Maranghi, Marianna, Barbagallo, Carlo M., Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina, Capra, Maria Elena, Vinci, Pierandrea, D'Addato, Sergio, Galbiati, Stella, Nascimbeni, Fabio, Bucci, Marco, Spagnoli, Walter, Cardolini, Iri, Cervelli, Nazzareno, Emanuela, Colombo, Vinsin, A. Sun, Laviola, Luigi, Bello, Francesca, Chiariello, Giuseppe, Predieri, Barbara, Siepi, Donatella, Saitta, Antonino, Giusti, Betti, Pavanello, Chiara, Lussu, Milena, Prati, Lucia, Banderali, Giuseppe, Balleari, Giulia, Montalcini, Tiziana, Scicali, Roberto, Gentile, Luigi, Gentile, Marco, Suppressa, Patrizia, Sbrana, Francesco, Cocci, Guido, Benso, Andrea, Negri, Emanuele Alberto, Ghirardello, Omar, Lorenzo, Vigo, Zambon, Alberto, Enzo, Bonora, Minicocci, Ilenia, Spina, Rossella, Orlando, Camilla, Di Taranto, Maria Donata, Chiodo, Lorenzo, Garlaschelli, Katia, Manzato, Enzo, Tragni, Elena, Cefalù, Angelo B., Sabbà, Carlo, Werba, Josè Pablo, Del Ben, Maria, and Colombo, Emanuela

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0301 basic medicine, Candidate gene, Genetic testing, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Databases, Factual, DNA Mutational Analysis, Disease, Familial hypercholesterolemia, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, 0302 clinical medicine, Dyslipidemias, National network, Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Risk Factors, Prospective Studies, Program Development, Prospective cohort study, medicine.diagnostic_test, General Medicine, Prognosis, Cholesterol, Phenotype, Italy, Genetic Markers, medicine.medical_specialty, MEDLINE, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II, 03 medical and health sciences, Databases, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Factual, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Settore MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGIA, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Atherosclerosis, Mutation, 030104 developmental biology, Endocrinology, Dyslipidemia, Genetic marker, business
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Background and aims: Primary dyslipidemias are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by abnormal levels of circulating lipoproteins. Among them, familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common lipid disorder that predisposes for premature cardiovascular disease. We set up an Italian nationwide network aimed at facilitating the clinical and genetic diagnosis of genetic dyslipidemias named LIPIGEN (LIpid TransPort Disorders Italian GEnetic Network). Methods: Observational, multicenter, retrospective and prospective study involving about 40 Italian clinical centers. Genetic testing of the appropriate candidate genes at one of six molecular diagnostic laboratories serving as nationwide DNA diagnostic centers. Results and conclusions: From 2012 to October 2016, available biochemical and clinical information of 3480 subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia identified according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) score were included in the database and genetic analysis was performed in 97.8% of subjects, with a mutation detection rate of 92.0% in patients with DLCN score >= 6. The establishment of the LIPIGEN network will have important effects on clinical management and it will improve the overall identification and treatment of primary dyslipidemias in Italy. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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2017

2. Spectrum of mutations in Italian patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: New results from the LIPIGEN study

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Pirillo, Angela, Garlaschelli, Katia, Arca, Marcello, Averna, Maurizio, Bertolini, Stefano, Calandra, Sebastiano, Tarugi, Patrizia, Catapano, Alberico L., Catapano, Alberico Luigi, Pellegatta, Fabio, Angelico, Francesco, Bartuli, Andrea, Biasucci, Giacomo, Biolo, Gianni, Bonanni, Luca, Bonomo, Katia, Borghi, Claudio, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Branchi, Adriana, Carubbi, Francesca, Cipollone, Francesco, Citroni, Nadia, Federici, Massimo, Ferri, Claudio, Fiorenza, Anna Maria, Giaccari, Andrea, Giorgino, Francesco, Guardamagna, Ornella, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Marcucci, Rossella, Mombelli, Giuliana, Muntoni, Sandro, Pecchioli, Valerio, Pederiva, Cristina, Pipolo, Antonio, Pisciotta, Livia, Pujia, Arturo, Purrello, Francesco, Repetti, Elena, Rubba, Paolo, Sabbà, Carlo, Sampietro, Tiziana, Sarzani, Riccardo, Tagliabue, Milena Paola, Trenti, Chiara, Vigna, Giovanni Battista, Werba, Josè Pablo, Zambon, Sabina, Zenti, Maria Grazia, Montali, Anna, Noto, Davide, Fortunato, Giuliana, Grigore, Liliana, Del Ben, Maria, Maranghi, Marianna, Cefalù, A. Baldassarre, Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina, Capra, Maria Elena, Vinci, Pierandrea, D'Addato, Sergio, Galbiati, Stella, Nascimbeni, Fabio, Bucci, Marco, Spagnoli, Walter, Cardolini, Iri, Cervelli, Nazzareno, Colombo, Emanuela Maria Rosa, Sun, Vinsin Alice, Laviola, Luigi, Bello, Francesca, Chiariello, Giuseppe, Predieri, Barbara, Siepi, Donatella, Saitta, Antonino, Giusti, Betti, Pavanello, Chiara, Lussu, Milena, Prati, Lucia, Banderali, Giuseppe, Balleari, Giulia, Montalcini, Tiziana, Scicali, Roberto, Gentile, Luigi, Gentile, Marco, Suppressa, Patrizia, Sbrana, Francesco, Cocci, Guido, Benso, Andrea, Negri, Emanuele Alberto, Ghirardello, Omar, Lorenzo, Vigo, Zambon, Alberto, Enzo, Bonora, Minicocci, Ilenia, Spina, Rossella, Orlando, Camilla, Di Taranto, Maria Donata, Casula, Manuela, Chiodo, Lorenzo, Manzato, Enzo, Tragni, Elena, Giaccari, Andrea (ORCID:0000-0002-7462-7792), Sun, Vinsin A., Pirillo, Angela, Garlaschelli, Katia, Arca, Marcello, Averna, Maurizio, Bertolini, Stefano, Calandra, Sebastiano, Tarugi, Patrizia, Catapano, Alberico L., Catapano, Alberico Luigi, Pellegatta, Fabio, Angelico, Francesco, Bartuli, Andrea, Biasucci, Giacomo, Biolo, Gianni, Bonanni, Luca, Bonomo, Katia, Borghi, Claudio, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Branchi, Adriana, Carubbi, Francesca, Cipollone, Francesco, Citroni, Nadia, Federici, Massimo, Ferri, Claudio, Fiorenza, Anna Maria, Giaccari, Andrea, Giorgino, Francesco, Guardamagna, Ornella, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Marcucci, Rossella, Mombelli, Giuliana, Muntoni, Sandro, Pecchioli, Valerio, Pederiva, Cristina, Pipolo, Antonio, Pisciotta, Livia, Pujia, Arturo, Purrello, Francesco, Repetti, Elena, Rubba, Paolo, Sabbà, Carlo, Sampietro, Tiziana, Sarzani, Riccardo, Tagliabue, Milena Paola, Trenti, Chiara, Vigna, Giovanni Battista, Werba, Josè Pablo, Zambon, Sabina, Zenti, Maria Grazia, Montali, Anna, Noto, Davide, Fortunato, Giuliana, Grigore, Liliana, Del Ben, Maria, Maranghi, Marianna, Cefalù, A. Baldassarre, Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina, Capra, Maria Elena, Vinci, Pierandrea, D'Addato, Sergio, Galbiati, Stella, Nascimbeni, Fabio, Bucci, Marco, Spagnoli, Walter, Cardolini, Iri, Cervelli, Nazzareno, Colombo, Emanuela Maria Rosa, Sun, Vinsin Alice, Laviola, Luigi, Bello, Francesca, Chiariello, Giuseppe, Predieri, Barbara, Siepi, Donatella, Saitta, Antonino, Giusti, Betti, Pavanello, Chiara, Lussu, Milena, Prati, Lucia, Banderali, Giuseppe, Balleari, Giulia, Montalcini, Tiziana, Scicali, Roberto, Gentile, Luigi, Gentile, Marco, Suppressa, Patrizia, Sbrana, Francesco, Cocci, Guido, Benso, Andrea, Negri, Emanuele Alberto, Ghirardello, Omar, Lorenzo, Vigo, Zambon, Alberto, Enzo, Bonora, Minicocci, Ilenia, Spina, Rossella, Orlando, Camilla, Di Taranto, Maria Donata, Casula, Manuela, Chiodo, Lorenzo, Manzato, Enzo, Tragni, Elena, Giaccari, Andrea (ORCID:0000-0002-7462-7792), and Sun, Vinsin A.

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Background Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by elevated plasma levels of LDL-cholesterol that confers an increased risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Early identification and treatment of FH patients can improve prognosis and reduce the burden of cardiovascular mortality. Aim of this study was to perform the mutational analysis of FH patients identified through a collaboration of 20 Lipid Clinics in Italy (LIPIGEN Study). Methods We recruited 1592 individuals with a clinical diagnosis of definite or probable FH according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria. We performed a parallel sequencing of the major candidate genes for monogenic hypercholesterolemia (LDLR, APOB, PCSK9, APOE, LDLRAP1, STAP1). Results A total of 213 variants were detected in 1076 subjects. About 90% of them had a pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants. More than 94% of patients carried pathogenic variants in LDLR gene, 27 of which were novel. Pathogenic variants in APOB and PCSK9 were exceedingly rare. We found 4 true homozygotes and 5 putative compound heterozygotes for pathogenic variants in LDLR gene, as well as 5 double heterozygotes for LDLR/APOB pathogenic variants. Two patients were homozygous for pathogenic variants in LDLRAP1 gene resulting in autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia. One patient was found to be heterozygous for the ApoE variant p.(Leu167del), known to confer an FH phenotype. Conclusions This study shows the molecular characteristics of the FH patients identified in Italy over the last two years. Full phenotypic characterization of these patients and cascade screening of family members is now in progress.

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2017

3. Evaluation of the performance of Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score in an Italian FH population: The LIPIGEN study

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Casula, M. a., B, Be, Olmastroni, E. a., Pirillo, A. c., Catapano, D, A. L. b., D, Jemail, Author, Lipigen, Group, Averna, M. g., Bertolini, S. h., Calandra, S. i., Tarugi, P. i., Pellegatta, F. k., Angelico, F. f., Bartuli, A. l., Biasucci, G. m., Biolo, G. n., Bonanni, L. o., Bonomo, K. p., Borghi, C. q., Bossi, A. C. r., Branchi, A. s., Carubbi, F. t., Cipollone, F. u., Citroni, N. v., Federici, M. w., Ferri, C. x., Fiorenza, A. M. y., Giaccari, A. z., Giorgino, Aa, F., Guardamagna, Ab, O., Iannuzzi, Ac, A., Iughetti, Ad, L., Lupattelli, Ae, G., Lupi, Af, A., Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Ag, G., Marcucci, Ah, R., Maroni, Ai, L., Miccoli, Aj, R., Mombelli, Ak, G., Muntoni, Al, S., Pecchioli, Am, V., Pederiva, An, C., Pipolo, Ao, A., Pisciotta, Ap, L., Pujia, Aq, A., Purrello, Ar, F., Repetti, As, E., Rubba, At, P., Sabbà, Au, C., Sampietro, Av, T., Sarzani, Aw, R., Tagliabue, M. P., Ax, Trenti, Ay, C., Vigna, G. B., Az, Werba, J. P., Ba, Zambon, Bb, S., Zenti, M. G., Bc, Minicocci, I. f., Noto, D. g., Fortunato, Bd, G., Banderali, An, G., Benso, Ax, A., Bigolin, Bb, P., Bonora, Bc, E., Bruzzi, Ad, P., Bucci, M. u., Buonuomo, P. S. l., Capra, M. E. m., Cardolini, I. w., Cefalù, B. g., Cervelli, N. x., Chiariello, Ac, G., Cocci, Aw, G., Colombo, E. y., Cremonini, A. L., Ap, D'Addato, S. q., D'Erasmo, L. f., Dal, Pino, Av, B., Sanctis, De, Ab, L., Vita, De, Ao, E., Del, Ben, M. f., Costanzo, Di, A. f., Taranto, Di, M. D., Bd, Fasano, Ay, T., Gentile, As, L., At, M., Ghirardello, Az, O., Grigore, L. k., Lussu, Al, M., Meregalli, G. r., Moffa, S. z., Montalcini, Aq, T., Morgia, Nascimbeni, F. t., Pasta, A. h., Pavanello, Ak, C., Saitta, Antonino, Ag, A., Scicali, Ar, R., Siepi, Ae, D., Spagnolli, W. v., Spina, R. g., Sticchi, Ah, E., Suppressa, Au, P., Vigo, Ba, L., Vinci, P. n., Manzato, Bf, E., Tragni, Be, E., Zampoleri, Bg, V., Casula, Manuela, Olmastroni, Elena, Pirillo, Angela, Catapano, Alberico Luigi, Arca, Marcello, Averna, Maurizio, Bertolini, Stefano, Calandra, Sebastiano, Tarugi, Patrizia, Pellegatta, Fabio, Angelico, Francesco, Bartuli, Andrea, Biasucci, Giacomo, Biolo, Gianni, Bonanni, Luca, Bonomo, Katia, Borghi, Claudio, Bossi, Antonio Carlo, Branchi, Adriana, Carubbi, Francesca, Cipollone, Francesco, Citroni, Nadia, Federici, Massimo, Ferri, Claudio, Fiorenza, Anna Maria, Giaccari, Andrea, Giorgino, Francesco, Guardamagna, Ornella, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Iughetti, Lorenzo, Lupattelli, Graziana, Lupi, Alessandro, Mandraffino, Giuseppe, Marcucci, Rossella, Maroni, Lorenzo, Miccoli, Roberto, Mombelli, Giuliana, Muntoni, Sandro, Pecchioli, Valerio, Pederiva, Cristina, Pipolo, Antonio, Pisciotta, Livia, Pujia, Arturo, Purrello, Francesco, Repetti, Elena, Rubba, Paolo, Sabbà, Carlo, Sampietro, Tiziana, Sarzani, Riccardo, Tagliabue, Milena Paola, Trenti, Chiara, Vigna, Giovanni Battista, Werba, Josè Pablo, Zambon, Sabina, Zenti, Maria Grazia, Minicocci, Ilenia, Noto, Davide, Fortunato, Giuliana, Banderali, Giuseppe, Benso, Andrea, Bigolin, Paola, Bonora, Enzo, Bruzzi, Patrizia, Bucci, Marco, Buonuomo, Paola Sabrina, Capra, Maria Elena, Cardolini, Iri, Cefalù, Baldassarre, Cervelli, Nazzareno, Chiariello, Giuseppe, Cocci, Guido, Colombo, Emanuela, Cremonini, Anna Laura, D'Addato, Sergio, D'Erasmo, Laura, Dal Pino, Beatrice, De Sanctis, Luisa, De Vita, Emanuele, Del Ben, Maria, Di Costanzo, Alessia, Di Taranto, Maria Donata, Fasano, Tommaso, Gentile, Luigi, Gentile, Marco, Ghirardello, Omar, Grigore, Liliana, Lussu, Milena, Meregalli, Giancarla, Moffa, Simona, Montalcini, Tiziana, Morgia, Valeria, Nascimbeni, Fabio, Pasta, Andrea, Pavanello, Chiara, Saitta, Antonino, Scicali, Roberto, Siepi, Donatella, Spagnolli, Walter, Spina, Rossella, Sticchi, Elena, Suppressa, Patrizia, Vigo, Lorenzo, Vinci, Pierandrea, Manzato, Enzo, Tragni, Elena, Zampoleri, Veronica, D'addato, Sergio, D'erasmo, Laura, Casula, M, Olmastroni, E, Pirillo, A, Catapano, A, Averna, M, Noto, D, Cefalu, B, and Spina, R

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Male, Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna, Genetic testing, Predictive Value of Test, Familial hypercholesterolemia, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Decision Support Technique, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Genetic Marker, Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Age of Onset, Prospective cohort study, education.field_of_study, medicine.diagnostic_test, Middle Aged, Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score, Adult, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cholesterol, LDL, Female, Genetic Markers, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetic Testing, Humans, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II, Italy, Phenotype, Predictive Value of Tests, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Decision Support Techniques, Mutation, 3. Good health, Cholesterol, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Population, Reproducibility of Result, Physical examination, LDL, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, First-degree relatives, education, business.industry, Risk Factor, Settore MED/13 - ENDOCRINOLOGIA, Biomarker, medicine.disease, Missing data, Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score, Familial hypercholesterolemia, Genetic testing, Prospective Studie, Age of onset, business
Abstract

Background and aims Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder characterized by high levels of blood cholesterol from birth and premature coronary heart disease. Thus, the identification of FH patients is crucial to prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular events, and the availability of a tool helping with the diagnosis in the setting of general medicine is essential to improve FH patient identification. Methods This study evaluated the performance of the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) score in FH patients enrolled in the LIPIGEN study, an Italian integrated network aimed at improving the identification of patients with genetic dyslipidaemias, including FH. Results The DLCN score was applied on a sample of 1377 adults (mean age 42.9 ± 14.2 years) with genetic diagnosis of FH, resulting in 28.5% of the sample classified as probable FH and 37.9% as classified definite FH. Among these subjects, 43.4% had at least one missing data out of 8, and about 10.0% had 4 missing data or more. When analyzed based on the type of missing data, a higher percentage of subjects with at least 1 missing data in the clinical history or physical examination was classified as possible FH (DLCN score 3–5). We also found that using real or estimated pre-treatment LDL-C levels may significantly modify the DLCN score. Conclusions Although the DLCN score is a useful tool for physicians in the diagnosis of FH, it may be limited by the complexity to retrieve all the essential information, suggesting a crucial role of the clinical judgement in the identification of FH subjects.

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2018

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