One in 250 people of all races and ethnicities have familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), one of the most common genetic diseases that if left untreated increases the risk of early coronary artery disease (CAD) by 20-fold. In fact, a myocardial infarction (MI) will occur in 30% of women with untreated FH by the age of 60 years and in 50% of men with untreated FH by the age of 50.
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