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familial hyperalphalipoproteinemia
Benign condition associated with decreased risk of atherosclerosis.
Genetics:
- autosomal dominant inheritance
- associated with CETP deficiency
- associated with defects in APOC3 (type 2) [3]
Laboratory: elevated HDL cholesterol
Related
cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) deficiency
high density lipoprotein (HDL)
General
hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP)
Database Correlations
OMIM correlations
References
- Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1991, pg 209
- OMIM :accession 143470
- OMIM :accession 614028