Mondo Description A severe type of hyperlipidemia, sometimes familial, that is characterized by the elevation of both plasma chylomicrons and triglycerides contained in very-low-density lipoproteins. Type V hyperlipoproteinemia is often associated with diabetes mellitus and is not caused by reduced lipoprotein lipase activity as in hyperlipoproteinemia type I.
Uniprot Description Characterized by increased amounts of chylomicrons and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and decreased low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL) in the plasma after a fast. Numerous conditions cause this phenotype, including insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, contraceptive steroids, alcohol abuse, and glycogen storage disease type 1A (GSD1A).
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This disease has been annotated by GARD as a rare disease.
Description from Mondo Disease Ontology.
Description from UniProt.
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DOID:1171
GARD:0006704
MESH:D006954
OMIM:144650
Orphanet:70470
SCTID:34349009
MONDO:0007762
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