Risk of Premature Atherosclerotic Disease in Patients With Monogenic Versus Polygenic Familial Hypercholesterolemia.

Background: A pathogenic variant in LDLR, APOB, or PCSK9 can be identified in 30% to 80% of patients with clinically-diagnosed familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Alternatively, ∼20% of clinical FH is thought to have a polygenic cause. The cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk associated with polygenic versus monogenic FH is unclear.