Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders

Polygenic hypercholesterolemia

Atherogenic dyslipidemia

 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes

Familial hypercholesterolemia, Heterozygous

 • Family history of premature CHD, tendon xanthomas, comeal arcus

Familial hypercholesterolemia, Homozygous

 • Family history of premature CHD, tendon xanthomas, comeal arcus affected individuals exhibit CHD by second decade of life

Familial defective apoB-100

 • Family history of CHD, tendon xanthomas

Dysbetalipoproteinemia (type III hyperlipidemia)

 • PaImar xanthomas, tuberoeruptive xanthomas

Familial combined hyperlipidemia

 • Family history, CHD, Family history, HLD

Familial hyperapobetalipoproteinemia

Hypoalphalipoproteinemia



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