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Triglyceride-induced diabetes associated with familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 1999
Mingrone G, Henriksen F L, Greco A V, Krogh L N, Capristo E, Gastaldelli A, Castagneto M, Ferrannini E, Gasbarrini G, Beck-Nielsen H
Abstract excerpt
Raised plasma triglycerides (TGs) and nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA) concentrations are thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of insulin-resistant diabetes. We report on two sisters with extreme hypertriglyceridemia and overt diabetes, in whom surgical normalization of TGs cured the diabetes. In all of the family members (parents, two affected sisters, ages 18 and 15 years, and an 11-year-old unaffected...
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