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Type 1 Hyperlipoproteinemia Due to Compound Heterozygous Rare Variants in GCKR.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2016
Shetty Shilpa, Xing Chao, Garg Abhimanyu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Type 1 hyperlipoproteinemia (T1HLP) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by extreme elevations in serum triglyceride (TG) levels. Despite considerable progress in identifying several causal genes for T1HLP, such as LPL, APOC2, APOA5, LMF1, and GPIHBP1, the molecular basis of some extremely rare patients presenting with T1HLP remains obscure. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a 58-year-old...
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