"Is High Cholesterol Genetic? What Is Familial Hypercholesterolemia" - MK Manoylov
Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic condition that makes the body incapable of removing low-density lipoprotein — considered "bad" cholesterol — from the blood. "Anybody that has any of those gene variants has a 50 percent chance of passing that gene on to their kids," said Hina Chaudhry, MD, associate professor of medicine and cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. According to said Mohamed Al-Kazaz, MD, assistant professor of medicine and cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, “The most effective way to diagnose FH is to get your child proper genetic testing from a specialist between the ages of two and ten.”
— Hina Chaudhry, MD, Director, Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Associate Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
— Mohamed Al-Kazaz, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai