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A Case of Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Caused by a Novel Homozygous GPIHBP1 Mutation Successfully Treated with the Selective PPARα Modulator Pemafibrate.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Sept 2026
Otsuki Tomoko, Chung Yumi, Kawachi Yusuke, Komuku Shiho, Yamanishi Masayuki, Takano Toru, Yamaguchi Atsuhiro, Hanada Hiroyuki, Masuda Daisaku, Miyashita Kazuya, Yamashita Shizuya
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) is a rare disorder characterized by the accumulation of chylomicrons in the circulation due to genetic defects or autoantibodies affecting lipoprotein lipase (LPL), the key enzyme responsible for the metabolism of chylomicrons and very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), or its associated proteins, including apolipoprotein (apo) C-II, apoA-V,...
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- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Butyrates
- Homozygote
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I
