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Type I hyperlipoproteinaemia

Two cases in an Asian family

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Type 1 hyperlipoproteinaemia is a rare disorder of lipid metabolism. An Asian family with two affected sisters is reported. The parents and the other two children were possibly heterozygotes. Treatment with low fat diet resulted in clinical improvement.

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  1. R. Redheendran

    Present address: Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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  1. Bradford, England

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From the Bradford Children's Hospital, Bradford, West Yorkshire. England.

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Redheendran, R. Type I hyperlipoproteinaemia. Indian J. Pediatr. 43, 15–17 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02891854

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