title: Pseudohypertriglyceridaemia.
abstract: A mistake can be made in interpreting plasma triglyceride levels since in some cases pseudohypertriglyceridaemia may result from increased plasma glycerol due to a glycerol kinase deficit. Most automated triglyceride assays used in laboratories do not contain a negative control, i.e. a glycerol assay. We report two cases with pseudohypertriglyceridaemia due to hyperglycerolaemia and describe the clinical and biological features which suggested the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Nutrition, Maladies Métaboliques et Endocrinologie, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, CHU Marseille, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Valero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atlan-Gepner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Portugal
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lesluyes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Renacco
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mely
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vialettes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male