Article
Fatty liver--based identification of two distinct hypertriglyceridemic subgroups in familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Oct 2007
Brouwers Martijn C G J, van Greevenbroek Marleen M J, Bilderbeek-Beckers Monique A L, Robertus-Teunissen Margee G, van der Kallen Carla J H, Stehouwer Coen D A, de Bruin Tjerk W A
Abstract excerpt
The present study was conducted to investigate whether the fatty liver phenotype could be helpful in the identification of subgroups with distinct metabolic properties and lipid profiles within familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL). One hundred eighty-five FCHL family members participated in the current study; 38 subjects were found to be hypertriglyceridemic, of whom 66% showed evidence of fatty liver as...
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