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Hypolipoproteinemia, hypolipidemia, or hypolipidaemia (British English) is a form of dyslipidemia that is defined by abnormally lowered levels of any or all lipids and/or lipoproteins in the blood. It occurs in genetic disorders (e.g. hypoalphalipoproteinemia , hypobetalipoproteinemia ), malnutrition , malabsorption , wasting disease , cancer ...
Hypolipoproteinemia: lipoproteins. Abetalipoproteinemia: beta lipoproteins; Tangier disease: Tangier disease is an inherited disorder characterized by significantly reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the blood. Both Combined hyperlipidemia: both LDL and triglycerides
The diagnosis of familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency is finally confirmed by detection of either homozygous or compound heterozygous pathogenic gene variants in LPL with either low or absent lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity. [citation needed] Lipid measurements · Milky, lipemic plasma revealing severe hyperchylomicronemia; [citation needed]
Hypobetalipoproteinemia is a disorder consisting of low levels of LDL cholesterol or apolipoprotein B, [1] below the 5th percentile. [2] The patient can have hypobetalipoproteinemia and simultaneously have high levels of HDL cholesterol.
Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism. [1] The disease has two forms: [2] Familial LCAT deficiency, in which there is complete LCAT deficiency, and Fish-eye disease, in which there is a partial deficiency.
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Apolipoprotein B deficiency is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from a missense mutation which reduces the affinity of apoB-100 for the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL Receptor).