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A novel APOC2 gene mutation identified in a Chinese patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia and recurrent pancreatitis.
Lipids in health and disease - 16 Jan 2016
Jiang Jingjing, Wang Yuhui, Ling Yan, Kayoumu Abudurexiti, Liu George, Gao Xin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The severe forms of hypertriglyceridemia are usually caused by genetic defects. In this study, we described a Chinese female with severe hypertriglyceridemia caused by a novel homozygous mutation in the APOC2 gene. METHODS: Lipid profiles of the pedigree were studied in detail. LPL and HL activity were also measured. The coding regions of 5 candidate genes (namely LPL, APOC2, APOA5, LMF1, and GPIHBP1)...
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