FAMILIAL HYPERLIPIDEMIA TYPE 1

Course overview

FAMILIAL HYPERLIPIDEMIA TYPE 1, COMMONLY KNOWN AS FAMILIAL HYPERCHYLOMICRONEMIA SYNDROME, IS A RARE AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE METABOLIC DISORDER THAT IS CAUSED BY THE MUTATION IN LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE. IT CORRELATES WITH SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND DISTRESS AMONGST THE PATIENTS. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE BACKGROUND, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, HISTORY, AND PHYSICAL AND EVALUATION OF TYPE 1 FAMILIAL HYPERLIPIDEMIA. IT ALSO GIVES US INSIGHT INTO THE MANAGEMENT OF TYPE-1 HYPERLIPIDEMIA.