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Familial chylomicronemia syndrome: case reports of siblings with deletions of the GPIHBP1 gene.

Ka Young KimYou Joung HeoJung Min KoYoung Ah LeeChoong Ho ShinChang Seok KiYun Jeong Lee
Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2024)
These siblings' case of familial chylomicronemia syndrome caused by rare GPIHBP1 deletions highlight the implementation of copy number variants-beyond next-generation sequencing-as an important consideration in diagnosis. Accurate genetic diagnosis is necessary to establish the etiology of severe hypertriglyceridemia, which increases the risk of pancreatitis.
Keyphrases
  • copy number
  • mitochondrial dna
  • genome wide
  • case report
  • early onset
  • dna methylation
  • intellectual disability
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