Potential of essential fatty acid deficiency with extremely low fat diet in lipoprotein lipase deficiency during pregnancy: A case report

• Main Authors: Anderson Gregory J (Author), Veldee Megan Y (Author), Brown Judy A (Author), Tsai Elaine C (Author), Chait Alan (Author), Brunzell John D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnancy in patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency is associated with high risk of maternal pancreatitis and fetal death. A very low fat diet (< 10% of calories) is the primary treatment modality for the prevention of acute...