[Hyperglycerolemia, a pseudo-hypertriglyceridemia: a case report].
Recent recommendations from the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults, considered that an increase in serum triglyceride levels is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Most enzymatic methods used in routine laboratories do not involve a glycerol blank and determine both glycerol and triglycerides. Patients with glycerol-kinase deficiency or decreased ability to oxidize glycerol may be diagnosed with a pseudo-hypertriglyceridemia. We report a case of a child with a pseudo hypertriglyceridemia (falsely elevated triglycerides) due to a hyperglycerolemia.
Fabiani Romero
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Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Unidad de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. ffabiani@us.es
Bermúdez de la Vega
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González Martin
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Gentil González
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Oribe
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Cruz
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005990:Glycerol / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male
D005990:Glycerol