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Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

Information for
UK Healthcare Professionals

Resources

Resources

Resources that may provide additional insight and support for you, your patients, and their parents
and caregivers

Patient Brochure

Help your patients and their caregivers
learn about the causes, impact, and signs
and symptoms of HoFH

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HoFH Mechanism of Disease

Watch this 2-minute video on the HoFH mechanism of disease.

Organisations working for a better future for those living with HoFH

There are a number of advocacy and research groups in the UK and Europe with a mandate to help improve the lives
of people living with HoFH.

Visit these websites for further information, resources, and support.

These organisations are an incomplete listing of rare disease advocacy groups. If you would like to have your
group added to the list, please contact .

Heart UK - The Cholesterol Charity

HEART UK is the UK’s only cholesterol charity, providing support, information and influencing services for families and health professionals.

https://www.heartuk.org.uk/fh/what-is-fh Visit Website

EAS Consensus on HoFH

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad197/7148157?login=false

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Worldwide experience of HoFH, retrospective cohort study published in the Lancet

https://eas-fhsc.org/publications/

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