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Assessing Whole-Body Lipid-Handling Capacity in Mice
Published on: November 24, 2020
[Hyperglycerolemia, a pseudo-hypertriglyceridemia: a case report]
F Fabiani Romero1, J A Bermúdez de la Vega, C González Martin
1Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Unidad de Riesgo Cardiovascular, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. ffabiani@us.es
Abstract:
Recent recommendations from the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults, considered that an increase in serum triglyceride levels is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease. Most enzymatic methods used in routine laboratories do not involve a glycerol blank and determine both glycerol and triglycerides. Patients with glycerol-kinase deficiency or decreased ability to oxidize glycerol may be diagnosed with a pseudo-hypertriglyceridemia. We report a case of a child with a pseudo hypertriglyceridemia (falsely elevated triglycerides) due to a hyperglycerolemia.
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