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Causes, clinical findings and therapeutic options in chylomicronemia syndrome, a special form of hypertriglyceridemia.
Lipids in health and disease - 10 Feb 2022
Paragh György, Németh Ákos, Harangi Mariann, Banach Maciej, Fülöp Péter
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia has been increasing worldwide. Attention is drawn to the fact that the frequency of a special hypertriglyceridemia entity, named chylomicronemia syndrome, is variable among its different forms. The monogenic form, termed familial chylomicronemia syndrome, is rare, occuring in 1 in every 1 million persons. On the other hand, the prevalence of the polygenic form of...
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