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Long-Term Course of Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) Deficiency Due to Homozygous LPLAritain a Patient with Recurrent Pancreatitis, Retained Glucose Tolerance, and Atherosclerosis
Author(s) -
Masaaki Kawashiri,
Toshinori Higashikata,
Mihoko Mizuno,
Mutsuko Takata,
Shoji Katsuda,
Kenji Miwa,
Tsuyoshi Nozue,
Atsushi Nohara,
Akihiro Inazu,
Junji Kobayashi,
Junji Koizumi,
Hiroshi Mabuchi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1098
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoprotein lipase , acute pancreatitis , endocrinology , pancreatitis , context (archaeology) , gastroenterology , biology , adipose tissue , paleontology
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by LPL gene mutation and is characterized by severe hyperchylomicronemia. Patients with LPL deficiency suffer from the frequent recurrence of acute pancreatitis, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood.

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