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Severe hypertriglyceridaemia as a result of familial chylomicronaemia: the Cape Town experience.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde - 1 Feb 2008

Pouwels E D, Blom D J, Firth J C, Henderson H E, Marais A D

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Lipoprotein lipase deficiency causes severe hypertriglyceridaemia due to chylomicronaemia, and leads to recurrent and potentially life-threatening pancreatitis. This disorder can only be managed by dietary fat restriction as drugs are ineffective. We review the experience with familial chylomicronaemia in patients who attended the lipid clinics at Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross Children's War Memorial...

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