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ey0018.12-15 | Lipids | ESPEYB18

12.15. Detection of Lipoprotein X (LpX): A challenge in patients with severe hypercholesterolaemia

A Ćwiklińska , A Mickiewicz , R Kowalski , B Kortas-Stempak , A Kuchta , K Mucha , M Makowiecki , A Gliwińska , K Lewandowski , L Pęczek , M Fijałkowski , M Gruchała , M Jankowski

J Med Biochem. 2020 Sep 2;39(3):283–289. doi: 10.2478/jomb-2019-0038. PMID: 33269016.In brief: This case report serves as a platform to discuss the differential diagnosis of severe hypercholesterolemia. A young woman with T1DM and autoimmune liver disease presented with an LDL cholesterol value >1000 mg/dl (>26 mmol/l). She had no family history to suggest familial hyp...