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Secondary hypertriglyceridemia in children and adolescents.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Blackett Piers R, Wilson Don P, McNeal Catherine J
Abstract excerpt
Secondary dyslipidemia with predominant hypertriglyceridemia may occur as a consequence of both common and rare causes. After accounting for obesity and associated insulin resistance, clinicians should carefully consider other contributing factors and conditions. Genetic background and causative factors prevail during gestation, infancy, and childhood and continue in adults. Elevations in triglyceride (TG) are...
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