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Gene Test That Can Help Prevent Heart Disease
A genetic test has been developed which can help take action to prevent heart disease, say experts.
Three Australian experts had called for more support to screen families with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), which involves a defective gene that prevents liver cells from taking up cholesterol from the blood.
The call follows reports that UK authorities may soon recommend at-risk children under the age of 10 years be screened for the FH gene.
"[The
UK
proposals]
represent
an
approach
we
would
like
to
see
in
Australia," ABC
online
quoted
Dr
David
Sullivan,
president
of
the
Australian
Atherosclerosis
Society,
who
spoke
at
a
forum
organised
by
the
Australian
Science
Media
Centre
in
Adelaide.
Sullivan says FH affects up to 1 in 500 Australians but only 7percent of people with the condition are adequately treated.
FH increases the chance of early heart attack and stroke and is probably causing about 10 percent of heart attacks in people under age 60, he says.
Sullivan says half of the men with the usual form of FH develop coronary heart disease before they are 50.
He says a genetic test could help identify FH early so people could take action to prevent heart disease such as improving diet, preventing smoking, or undertaking drug treatment.
Sullivan says the UK has been researching FH for a relatively long time and more work is needed to tailor a screening program to the specific mutations and circumstances relevant to Australia.
Some experts say while prevention is a laudable aim, genetic tests may not necessarily trigger the preventive health measures people expect.
"Overall,
logically
it
sounds
beneficial
but
we
already
know
people
have
risks
of
heart
disease
and
are
not
able
to
change
their
behaviour," says
social
scientist
Associate
Professor
Sandra
Taylor
of
Central
Queensland
University.
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