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Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS): Recent Data on Diagnosis and Treatment.
Current atherosclerosis reports - 27 Aug 2020
Gallo Antonio, Béliard Sophie, D'Erasmo Laura, Bruckert Eric
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare recessive genetic disorder often underdiagnosed with potentially severe clinical consequences. In this review, we describe the clinical and biological characteristics of the disease together with its main complication, i.e., acute pancreatitis. We focused the paper on new diagnostic tools, progress in understanding the role of two key proteins...
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