Could blood donation be used to screen for FH?
It's a novel and cost-effective way of identifying the disorder: researchers
Blood donation could provide an opportunity for screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), according to a proof-of-concept study.
The researchers analysed deidentified data from 2002 to 2016 on blood donors aged 16 and older who donated to a large US blood program that routinely measures total non-fasting serum cholesterol.
