Translations:Hyperlipidemia/9/en
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! Defect
! Increased lipoprotein ! Main symptoms ! Treatment ! Serum appearance ! Estimated prevalence
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!rowspan=3| Type I ! a | 238600 | Buerger-Gruetz syndrome or familial hyperchylomicronemia | Decreased lipoprotein lipase (LPL) |rowspan=3| Chylomicrons |rowspan=3| Acute pancreatitis, lipemia retinalis, eruptive skin xanthomas, hepatosplenomegaly |rowspan=3| Diet control |rowspan=3| Creamy top layer |rowspan=3| One in 1,000,000
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! b | 207750 | Familial apoprotein CII deficiency | Altered ApoC2
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! c | 118830 | | LPL inhibitor in blood
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!rowspan=2| Type II ! a | 143890 | Familial hypercholesterolemia | LDL receptor deficiency | LDL | Xanthelasma, arcus senilis, tendon xanthomas | Bile acid sequestrants, statins, niacin | Clear | One in 500 for heterozygotes
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! b | 144250 | Familial combined hyperlipidemia | Decreased LDL receptor and increased ApoB | LDL and VLDL | | Statins, niacin, fibrate | Turbid | One in 100
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!colspan=2| Type III | 107741 | Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia | Defect in Apo E 2 synthesis | IDL | Tuberoeruptive xanthomas and palmar xanthomas | Fibrate, statins | Turbid | One in 10,000
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!colspan=2| Type IV | 144600 | Familial hypertriglyceridemia | Increased VLDL production and decreased elimination | VLDL |Can cause pancreatitis at high triglyceride levels | Fibrate, niacin, statins | Turbid | One in 100
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!colspan=2| Type V | 144650 | | Increased VLDL production and decreased LPL | VLDL and chylomicrons | | Niacin, fibrate | Creamy top layer and turbid bottom |
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