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To the Editor .— In their article on the usefulness of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for identifying youths with hypercholesterolemia, O'Loughlin et al1 conclude that the AAP parental history criteria offer little improvement over random population screening. This is consistent with multiple previous studies showing that family history is a poor predictor of elevated cholesterol levels in children. …
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