Chapter 4 - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)»Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)»Hyperchylomicronemia (E78.3)
E78.3
Hyperchylomicronemia
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Hyperlipoproteinemia Type I12 drugs (7 approved, 5 experimental)
An inherited condition due to a deficiency of either LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE or APOLIPOPROTEIN C-II (a lipase-activating protein). The lack of lipase activities results in inability to remove CHYLOMICRONS and TRIGLYCERIDES from the blood which has a creamy top layer after standing.