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familial hyperchylomicronemia |
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hyperchylomicronemia /hy·per·chy·lo·mi·cron·emia/ (-ki″lo-mi″kro-ne´me-ah) presence in the blood of an excessive number of chylomicrons.
familial hyperchylomicronemia an inherited disorder of lipoprotein metabolism characterized by elevated plasma chylomicrons and triglycerides, pancreatitis, cutaneous xanthomas, and hepatosplenomegaly; it is usually due to deficiency of lipoprotein lipase or its cofactor apolipoprotein C-II.
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