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Lipid Disorders
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Overview of Lipid Metabolism
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Exogenous (dietary) lipid metabolism
Endogenous lipid metabolism
Dyslipidemia
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Lipid profile measurement
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Elevated LDL cholesterol treatment
Elevated LDL cholesterol in children
Elevated triglycerides
Low HDL
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Secondary causes of dyslipidemia
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Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Levels (HDL)
Hypolipidemia
Abetalipoproteinemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome)
Chylomicron retention disease (Anderson disease)
Hypobetalipoproteinemia