Cascade screening of a Pakistani consanguineous familial hypercholesterolemia cohort: Identification of seven new homozygous patients
This study underscores the high effectiveness of cascade screening in consanguineous families and societies that could lead to early detection and prevention.
Authors
- Saeed Shafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-2551)
- Urh Grošelj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5246-9869)
- Jaka Šikonja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7843-8107)
- Mohammad Iqbal Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-3421)
- Fouzia Sadiq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9399-6078)
- Muhammad Ajmal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-2469)
- Jernej Kovač (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-4838)
- Urša Šuštar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9208-4026)
- Quratul Ain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8339-3898)
- Tevž Gorjanc
- Jan Kafol
Institutions
- University of Ljubljana (SI)
- COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
- Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (PK)
- Ljubljana University Medical Centre (SI)
- Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University (PK)
- Shifa International Hospital (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Atherosclerosis
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119118
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03