See Also: hyperlipoproteinaemia type v(medicine)
type I hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
hyperlipoproteinaemia type III(medicine)
type II hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
type III hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
hyperlipoproteinaemia type IV(medicine)
type IV familial hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
type V familial hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
type I familial hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)
type III familial hyperlipoproteinaemia(medicine)

type I hyperlipoproteinaemia (medicine)


type I hyperlipoproteinaemia
<biochemistry> An rare inherited disorder where there is a deficiency of an enzyme (lipoprotein lipase) which breaks down fat molecules, causing the accumulation of fats or lipoproteins in the blood.

Symptoms in infancy include abdominal pain (appears as if its colic), failure to thrive and skin lesions (xanthomas).

Origin: Gr. Haima = blood