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hyperlipoproteinemia type 1B
Etiology: familial apolipoprotein C2 deficiency
Genetics:
- autosomal recessive
- associated with defects in APOC2
Clinical manifestations:
- clinically indistinguishable from lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Complications:
- pancreatitis
- early atherosclerosis
General
hyperlipoproteinemia type 1; familial hyperchylomicronemia
Database Correlations
OMIM 207750
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1991, pg 208
- OMIM :accession 207750