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Severe Hypertriglyceridemia in Pregnancy

Author(s) -

Alyse S. Goldberg,

Robert A. Hegele

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-1250

Subject(s) - medicine , hypertriglyceridemia , pregnancy , acute pancreatitis , context (archaeology) , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , triglyceride , cholesterol , paleontology , biology , genetics

Pregnancy-related hypertriglyceridemia is rare, but it can be life threatening in some patients with genetic susceptibility. Complications can include acute pancreatitis, hyperviscosity syndrome, and possibly preeclampsia. We present a case of successful management of recurrent gestational chylomicronemia due to compound heterozygous mutations in the LPL gene.

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