Familial chylomicronemia syndrome.
Familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a group of rare genetic disorders characterized by deficient activity of an enzyme lipoprotein lipase or apo-protein C-II deficiency. Incidence is 1 out of 1,000,000. Alternative names to this syndrome are Type I hyper lipoproteinemia and familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency.
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Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. bdbenroy@yahoo.com
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Ajith Krishnan
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D002914:Chylomicrons / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D008072:Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D007223:Infant
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