Patients from families with a hereditary predisposition to high cholesterol may live up to 11 years longer. If the condition is detected and treated early, they have a significant chance of exceeding the average life expectancy of 61 years for people with hypercholesterolemia.
Manon Houter, Director of LEEFH
“According to Manon Houter,director of the LEEFH Foundation, 700 people with FH are identified each year in the Netherlands through a DNA blood test. At the same time, 700 babies are born with the condition. For many years, the knowledge center has been working to identify this specific group of patients with high cholesterol so they can be tested and treatment can be initiated.”
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