hyperlipoproteinemia type 5

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • less common than type 4
  • expression in childhood or adolescence is uncommon
  • patients may fluctuate between types 4 & 5

Genetics

  • associated with defects in APOA5
  • not well understood

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Management

More general terms

References

  1. Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1991, pg 209
  2. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 2nd ed. Burtis CA & Ashwood ER (eds), WB Saunders Co, Philadelphia PA, 1993, pg 1046
  3. OMIM https://mirror.omim.org/entry/232200
  4. OMIM https://mirror.omim.org/entry/144650

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