Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is generally considered to show multifactorial inheritance and the risk to first degree relatives, that is, parents, children and siblings, is about 6 times that of the general population. Up to 10% of early coronary artery disease may be due to autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolaemia and this should be excluded.

If you would like to access specialist information on coronary artery disease please go to:-
Omim - Coronary artery disease

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