Application of the North American Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Score (NAFCS Score) in monogenic hypertriglyceridemia patients: A single-center Turkish cohort study.

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) may result from various etiologies, including the rare autosomal recessive disorder of chylomicron metabolism known as Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome (FCS). Due to the risk of recurrent acute pancreatitis and subsequent pancreatic insufficiency, early and accurate diagnosis of FCS is clinically critical. Although genetic testing is considered the gold...

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