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Sara mansour Alqasim

Lecturer

Researcher

كلية الطب
Strategic Center for Diabetes Research

Primary Hypertriglyceridemia: A Look Back on the Clinical Classification and Genetics of the Disease

Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is one of the most common metabolic disorders leading to pancreatitis and cardiovascular disease. HTG develops mostly due to impaired metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Although monogenic types of HTG exist, most reported cases are polygenic in nature. 

Volume Number
16
Issue Number
6
Magazine \ Newspaper
Current Diabetes Reviews
Pages
521-531
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