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Podcast: Health Innovation North West Coast
Episode: How a heel prick test could lead to life changing treatment
Description: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an inherited condition which can lead to extremely high cholesterol levels. It's passed down through families and without treatment, FH can lead to heart disease at a very young age.
But it can be treated with medicines and a healthy lifestyle - the key is diagnosis.
A pilot scheme supported by the Innovation Agency is aiming to help increase detection of FH at an early age.
Dr Sue Kemsley, a GP in Cheshire, is leading the parent-child screening programme for FH and she explains how it works and the significant difference it could...