High Lipid Level Will Causes Heart Attack
Health Encyclopedia: Familial Dysbetalipoproteinemia Treatment
Type III hyperlipoproteinemia; Deficient or defective apolipoprotein E
Treatment
The goal of treatment is to control underlying conditions such as obesity, hypothyroidism, and diabetes that can make dysbetalipoproteinemia appear in people who would otherwise not have it.
The restriction of excess calories and the reduction of saturated
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