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Spectrum of mutations of the LPL gene identified in Italy in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Jul 2015
Rabacchi Claudio, Pisciotta Livia, Cefalù Angelo B, Noto Davide, Fresa Raffaele, Tarugi Patrizia, Averna Maurizio, Bertolini Stefano, Calandra Sebastiano
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Monogenic hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) may result from mutations in some genes which impair the intravascular lipolysis of triglyceride (TG)-rich lipoproteins mediated by the enzyme Lipoprotein lipase (LPL). Mutations in the LPL gene are the most frequent cause of monogenic HTG (familial chylomicronemia) with recessive transmission. METHODS: The LPL gene was resequenced in 149 patients with severe HTG...
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