Peripheral Vascular Disease Symptoms Usually In People With
Health Encyclopedia: Familial Dysbetalipoproteinemia
Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia is an inherited disorder in which both cholesterol and triglycerides are elevated in the plasma of the blood.
Alternative Names
Type III hyperlipoproteinemia; Deficient or defective apolipoprotein E
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The condition is caused by a gene defect that results in an accumulation of large lipoprotein particles that contain both
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