Figure 1.
Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolaemia. (A) Familial hypercholesterolaemia is more common than other genetic diseases. 1 Genetic Alliance UK. Incidence of genetic disorders. http://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/education3.htm (13 February 2015); 2 Streetly et al.140 FH, familial hypercholesterolaemia; PCKD, polycystic kidney disease. (B) The estimated prevalence of FH globally, based on estimated frequencies of 1 : 500 and 1 : 200 (as suggested by recent research), reproduced with permission from Nordestgaard et al.5