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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/1588| Title: | Death of a child as a result of familial hypercholesterolaemia | Authors: | Williams, Michael L | Issue Date: | 16-Jan-1989 | Publisher: | Australasian Medical Publishing Co | Source: | Williams, M. L. (1989). Death of a child as a result of familial hypercholesterolaemia. The Medical Journal of Australia, 150(2), 93–94. https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136372.x | Journal: | The Medical journal of Australia | Abstract: | A 10-year-old boy died of a myocardial infarction; he had homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Unrecognized tendon xanthomas previously had been removed. His parents and siblings were found to have elevated cholesterol levels. The screening of at-risk children allows the early recognition of hypercholesterolaemia and intervention in the development of atherosclerosis. | DOI: | 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136372.x | Keywords: | Death, Sudden/*etiology;Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/*complications;Arteriosclerosis/pathology;Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/pathology;Myocardial Infarction/pathology;Child | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Mackay HHS Publications |
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