Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited metabolic disease that causes premature atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and even death at a young age. Approximately 95% of FH-causing genetic variants that have been identified are in the LDLR gene. However, only 10% of the FH population worldwide has been diagnosed and adequately treated, due to the existence of numerous unidentified variants, uncertainties in the pathogenicity scoring of many variants, and a substantial number of individuals lacking access to genetic testing.
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