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[Genetic diagnosis on hypertriglyceridemia-analysis for LPL gene mutations].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 2013
Takagi Atsuko, Ikeda Yasuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Human LPL is a glycoprotein enzyme with a molecular mass of 61 kDa, and it plays a key role in regulating the triglyceride (TG) levels in circulation by hydrolyzing TGs in TG-rich lipoproteins at the first step in their metabolism. Homozygous or compound heterozygous LPL deficiency causes severe fasting hypertriglyceridemia. Heterozygous LPL deficiency usually results in a normolipidemic state, but this may cause...
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