Tens of thousands of young people in Britain are to be screened for a genetic defect that can kill them in their twenties. Under proposals to be announced next week by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), nationwide testing is to begin to detect those with genes that increase their blood cholesterol — and hence their risk of heart disease. The tests, which could cover children as young as 10, will be focused on those whose fathers or mothers are known to have high cholesterol levels.
Heart risk ten-year-olds to be tested for cholesterol - The Times 19th August 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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