See Also: familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia(medicine)
familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia(medicine)
familial hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia(medicine)
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familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia (medicine)


familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia -->
type III familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
Hyperlipoproteinaemia characterised by increased plasma levels of LDL, beta-lipoproteins, pre-beta-lipoproteins, cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides; hypertriglyceridemia induced by a high carbohydrate diet, and glucose tolerance is abnormal; frequent eruptive xanthomas and atheromatosis, particularly coronary artery disease; biochemical defect lies in apolipoproteins; there are many varieties.

Synonym: carbohydrate-induced hyperlipaemia, dysbetalipoproteinaemia, familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia and hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia, familial hypercholesterolaemia with hyperlipaemia.