Article
[Molecular genetics and lipoprotein lipase deficiency].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Mar 1994
Foubert L, Benlian P, de Gennes J L
Abstract excerpt
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is the main cause of familial chylomicronemia, a disease characterised by high fasting plasma triglyceride levels, that can be complicated with acute pancreatitis. This autosomal recessive disorder is rare (1/10(6) in the general population). Classically this d...
Topics
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I
- Lipoprotein Lipase
- Mutation