familial hypertriglyceridemia

Epidemiology

• common

Genetics

• associated with defects in LIPI gene
• associated with defects in APOA5 gene

Laboratory

• increased very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) in plasma

Complications

• heart disease, obesity, pancreatitis

Management

• see hypertriglyceridemia

More general terms

• hypertriglyceridemia

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/145750