Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency

Essential
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Synonyms

• domestic LPL shortage
• hyperlipoproteinemia type 1

Disorder Communities

• None

General Discussion
Summary
Domestic lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is a rare genetic metabolic disorder identified by a shortage of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase. Deficiency of this enzyme avoids affected people from properly digesting certain fats and cause massive buildup of fatty droplets called chylomicrons in the blood circulation (chylomicronemia) and as a result likewise a boost of the plasma concentration of fatty drugs called triglycerides. Influenced people often experience episodes of abdominal discomfort, acute persistent swelling of the pancreas (pancreatitis), irregular augmentation of the liver and/or spleen (hepatosplenomegaly), and the growth of skin sores known as eruptive xanthomas. Familial LPL deficiency is dued to mutations in the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene as well as is acquired as an autosomal recessive trait. Just recently, mutations in other genes besides LPL were located to create a scientific picture just like LPL deficiency.

Introduction
Chylomicronemia disorder is a basic term for the signs that develop as a result of the buildup of chylomicrons in the plasma. There are several reasons for chylomicronemia disorder. The term domestic chylomicronemia is in some cases made use of synonymously with familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Nevertheless, there are different sources of domestic chylomicronemia. In the past, familial lipoprotein lipase shortage has likewise been called hyperlipoproteinemia type I. Familial LPL deficiency was first described in the clinical literature in 1932 by Drs. Cheeseburger and Grutz.