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Familial Apolipoprotein C-II Deficiency
A familial chylomicronemia syndrome characterized by onset in adolescence or adulthood of hypertriglyceridemia and fasting chylomicronemia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the APOC2 gene
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Overview
A familial chylomicronemia syndrome characterized by onset in adolescence or adulthood of hypertriglyceridemia and fasting chylomicronemia that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the APOC2 gene
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