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. 2020 Jan;18(1):57–64. doi: 10.2174/1570161116666181005125459

Table 3. Number of patients of FH per country stratified according to DLCN criteria and excluding previous identified positive genetic mutation.

FH Type KSA Oman UAE Kuwait Bahrain Total
Unlikely FH 191 4 9 13 15 232
PoFH 2119 280 105 164 85 2753
PrFH 55 44 4 8 2 113
DFH 10 19 4 1 1 35
Total 2375 347 122 186 103 3133

Abbreviations: FH, familial hypercholesterolemia; Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) criteria; PoFH, possible FH; PrFH, probable FH; DFH, definitive FH.