TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Hypertriglyceridemia A1 - Joy, Tisha R. A1 - Hegele, Robert A. A2 - Murray, Michael F. A2 - Babyatsky, Mark W. A2 - Giovanni, Monica A. A2 - Alkuraya, Fowzan S. A2 - Stewart, Douglas R. PY - 2014 T2 - Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care AB - Disease summary:Common hypertriglyceridemia can be considered a polygenic disorder, involving the interaction of often multiple genetic loci, many yet to be identified, and environmental factors.Hypertriglyceridemia can be divided into primary versus secondary causes.Although clinical manifestations of hypertriglyceridemia are often rare, those with primary hypertriglyceridemia may have eruptive xanthoma, tuberous xanthoma, palmar xanthoma, or lipemia retinalis.Both primary and secondary hypertriglyceridemia can present with pancreatitis, particularly if triglyceride (TG) levels exceed 1000 mg/dL. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102698906 ER -