Improving the Detection of Potential Cases of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Could Machine Learning Be Part of the Solution?

[Background] Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), while highly prevalent, is a significantly underdiagnosed monogenic disorder. Improved detection could reduce the large number of cardiovascular events attributable to poor case finding. We aimed to assess whether machine learning algorithms outperfor...

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Autores: Stevens, Christophe A. T., Vallejo-Vaz, Antonio J., Chora, Joana R., Barkas, Fotis, Brandts, Julia, Mahani, Alireza, Abar, Leila, Sharabiani, Mansour T. A., Ray, Kausik K.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/386642
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/386642
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85196582168
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Screening
Cardiovascular disease prevention
Familial hypercholesterolemia
Genetic
Machine learning
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Sumario:[Background] Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), while highly prevalent, is a significantly underdiagnosed monogenic disorder. Improved detection could reduce the large number of cardiovascular events attributable to poor case finding. We aimed to assess whether machine learning algorithms outperform clinical diagnostic criteria (signs, history, and biomarkers) and the recommended screening criteria in the United Kingdom in identifying individuals with FH‐causing variants, presenting a scalable screening criteria for general populations.