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Table 1 Screening strategies for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) in children and adolescents,

From: Detecting Familial hypercholesterolemia in children and adolescents: potential and challenges

Universal screening: population screening for a specific age group.

Selective screening: screening for a specific (high-risk) population.

Cascade screening: from an index case (parent) to family members (including children).

Reverse screening: from an index case (child/adolescent) to other family members.

Child-parent screening: from children screened at a specific age to parents.