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. |