Friday, March 7, 2008

Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia which clinical performance?

Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia rare, often familial, recessive genetic disease. Patients often 30-40-year-old appeared at the flat xanthoma (orange and yellow lipid calm, often occurred in the palm), Festival to sexual tumor measles and yellow-yellow skin tumors, premature coronary artery disease and other, often accompanied by obesity and blood uric acid increased, About 40% of patients have abnormal glucose tolerance. Biochemical characteristics : plasma lipoprotein abnormalities in place of plasma usually stale, and often a vague "cream" layer; cholesterol and triglyceride almost increased cholesterol / triglyceride ratio ≥ 1.

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