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Novel combined GPIHBP1 mutations in a patient with hypertriglyceridemia associated with CAD.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2013
Yamamoto Hiroyasu, Onishi Misa, Miyamoto Naoko, Oki Ryosuke, Ueda Hiroyasu, Ishigami Masato, Hiraoka Hisatoyo, Matsuzawa Yuji, Kihara Shijin
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by severe hypertriglyceridemia. Similar clinical phenotypes have been reported with respect to defects in several LPL-associated proteins. However, it remains controversial whether severe hypertriglyceridemia itself is atherogenic. We herein present a case of LPL deficiency due to novel combined mutations of...
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