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Can familial combined hyperlipidemia diagnostic criteria be improved by the use of a nomogram?

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The synopsis was written by Hannah Camm, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Thomas, R. Can familial combined hyperlipidemia diagnostic criteria be improved by the use of a nomogram?. Nat Rev Cardiol 1, 78–79 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0037

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