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Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia presenting as chylomicronemia syndrome.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Rosenson Robert S, Najera Sherwin D, Hegele Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is characterized by a twofold elevation in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Severe elevations in triglycerides are an uncommon manifestation. In this case report, we discuss an atypical presentation of the chylomicronemia syndrome in a patient with HeFH. Genetic analyses of the low-density lipoprotein receptor mutation and single nucleotide polymorphisms that...
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