Abstract
Background and Aims: Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) is a common autosomal dominant disease with a prevalence of 1:500 in the general population. Based on this prevalence, approximately 2740 Kuwaitis have heFH. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of heFH among Kuwaiti population using the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria (DLCN) for the diagnosis.
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