Case Report: Successful Management of a 29-Day-Old Infant With Severe Hyperlipidemia From a Novel Homozygous Variant of GPIHBP1 Gene

• Main Authors: Shu Liu (Author), Zhiqing Wang (Author), Xianhua Zheng (Author), Ye Zhang (Author), Sisi Wei (Author), Haimei OuYang (Author), Jinqun Liang (Author), Nuan Chen (Author), Weihong Zeng (Author), Jianhui Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundSevere hyperlipidemia is characterized by markedly elevated blood triglyceride levels and severe early-onset cardiovascular diseases, pancreatitis, pancreatic necrosis or persistent multiple organ failure if left untreated. It is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder originated fro...