Catalog

Major hypertriglyceridaemia

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Link to WHO Definition

Major hypertriglyceridaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1986774235

Major hypertriglyceridemia comprises a group of endocrine diseases characterised by permanently high levels of triglycerides (TG) in the blood (higher than 4g/L after 12 hours of fasting) and an increased risk of acute pancreatitis. There are two clinical types; a severe and early form that affects neonates and young children and is often associated with hyperchylomicronemia (see this term), and a later form that affects adults and most often corresponds to hyperlipoproteinemia type 4 (see this term).