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Filter by:Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterised by elevated plasma LDLC levels. The causal role of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) in the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is indisputable: genetic, epidemiological and interventional trials have unanimously shown that a reduction in LDL-C is associated with a reduced risk of CVD. Some drawbacks related to the limitations of the analytical methods are slowly surfacing due to the lower LDLC target achieved with the combination of several new treatments. This is mainly due to the fact that LDLC is not a comprehensive marker to stratify cardiovascular risk in subjects with increased levels of other atherogenic lipoproteins. Direct measurement of the concentration of apolipoproteins involved in cholesterol and triglycerides transportation, may provide more information than the simple measure of the cholesterol contained in these particles. There is an interest in measuring the various players involved in the lipoprotein processing chain. These apolipoproteins are increasingly being considered as possible biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk. Indeed, there is increasing evidence that advanced lipoprotein testing methods, such as multiplexed measurements of apolipoprotein panels (ApoA-I, A-II, A-IV, B-100, C-I, C-II, C-III, E), provide more detailed information on the dyslipidaemic profiles of patients compared to conventional lipid testing, finally allowing a better understanding and stratification of subclinical atherosclerosis in these patients. The main objective of this study is to compare the apolipoprotein profile of patients with FH by comparing those with associated hypertriglyceridemia (hyperTG) to those with isolated hypercholesterolaemia. Adult subjects with a molecular diagnosis of Familial Hypercholesterolemia, treated by a statin, on primary prevention, asymptomatic for cardiovascular symptoms, will be recruited and stratified according to the presence/absence of hyperTG in a case-control prospective observational study design.
mRNA therapy is a highly promising gene therapeutic strategy in the treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Exosomes is safe and efficient carriers for mRNA drug delivery, due to their biocompatibility, bioavailability. This first-in-human study is aimed to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of Exosome-based ldlr mRNA nanoplatform for gene therapy in HoFH.
To determine the prevalence and the prognosis in a corhort of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
The Investigators will test the hypothesis that 2-HOBA will reduce modification of HDL and LDL and improve HDL function in humans with heterozygous FH. The Investigators plan to first study subjects with Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), treating them with 750 mg of 2-HOBA or placebo every 8 hours for 6 weeks.
Longitudinal and observational registry-based cohort study of individuals participating in the national digiphysical screening program for Familial Hypercholesterolemia. The information collected in the screening process will be combined in pseudo-anonymous form with data from the National Board of Health and Welfare (registries: Cause of Death, Diagnoses according to International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Prescribed drugs) and Statistic Sweden (Longitudinal integrated database for health insurance and labour market studies). Primary analysis: association between Familial Hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease. Secondary analysis: efficacy and health economic aspects of digiphysical screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
The study is to assess the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy after 48 and 72 weeks with monthly (Q4W [<31 days]) dosing of subcutaneous (SC) LIB003 300 mg administered in patients with CVD or at high risk for CVD (including HoFH and HeFH) on stable diet and oral LDL-C lowering drug therapy who completed one of the LIB003 Phase 3 base studies.
To date, there are highly effective lipid-lowering drugs, the combination of which makes it possible to achieve the target level of LDL-C in most patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). However, the effectiveness of treatment of FH patients strongly depends on adherence to lipid-lowering therapy and to the healthy lifestyle, as well as the detection of the disease and the therapy prescription as early as possible, better in childhood. The aim of the study is to assess the impact of genetic testing and motivational counseling on the effectiveness of treatment and cascade screening in patients with FH.
Child-parent screening for familial hypercholesterolemia has been proposed to identify children and their parent who are carrier of mutations and with high risk for inherited premature coronary artery disease. The investigators assessed the efficacy and feasibility of such screening in primary care practice. key scitific questions: 1. The 95th and 99th percentile of finger blood TC in children of 2 years old. 2. Mutations that contribute to high TC status ( serum TC >99th percentiles) compared with international FH48 panel for FH genetc screening.
30 million individuals globally with undiagnosed familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) are at a substantial cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, which could be normalized by early diagnosis and treatment. Effective screening strategies are urgently needed, but the data on universal FH screening (uFHs) is scarce. The investigators aim to assess the overall performance of the uFHs program in Slovenia and to compare the common elements to the pilot uFHs program in Lower Saxony (LS; Germany).
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disease characterized by increased levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). It is underdiagnosed and undertreated despite relatively high prevalence and significant association with increased mortality.