Article
[Primary hyperchylomicronemia].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Sept 2013
Yamashita Shizuya
Abstract excerpt
Primary hyperchylomicronemia is characterized by a marked hypertriglyceridemia due to an increase in chylomicrons, which may cause acute pancreatitis and eruptive xanthomas. This entity includes familial lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency, familial apolipoprotein C-II deficiency, primary type V hyperlipoproteinemia, and idiopathic hyperchylomicronemia. Idiopathic hyperchylomicronemia is caused by an LPL...
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