Disease or Syndrome
hyperlipoproteinemia
[ hahy-per-lip-uh-proh-tee-nee-mee-uh, -proh-tee-uh-, -lahy-puh- ]
Subclass of:
Hyperlipidemia
Definitions related to hyperlipoproteinemias:
  • An abnormal increase in the level of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • An elevated concentration of lipoproteins.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Metabolic disease characterized by excess plasma lipoproteins, due to a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism; may be acquired or familial.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Conditions with abnormally elevated levels of LIPOPROTEINS in the blood. They may be inherited, acquired, primary, or secondary. Hyperlipoproteinemias are classified according to the pattern of lipoproteins on electrophoresis or ultracentrifugation.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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