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Type III hyperlipoproteinemia with xanthomas and multiple myeloma.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Nov 2005
Burnside Nancy J, Alberta Lauren, Robinson-Bostom Leslie, Bostom Andrew
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type III hyperlipoproteinemia usually results from an inherited defect in the composition of apolipoprotein E and is associated with atherosclerosis. An acquired form of the type III phenotype may rarely be associated with myeloma and immunoglobulin-lipoprotein complexes. OBSERVATION: We present the case of a 72-year-old man with a history of well-controlled, unclassified hypercholesterolemia and...
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