Finding
hypolipoproteinemia
Subclass of:
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors;
Dyslipidemias
Definitions related to hypolipoproteinemias:
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An abnormal decrease in the level of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Presence of abnormally low levels of lipoproteins in the serum.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Conditions with abnormally low levels of LIPOPROTEINS in the blood. This may involve any of the lipoprotein subclasses, including ALPHA-LIPOPROTEINS (high-density lipoproteins); BETA-LIPOPROTEINS (low-density lipoproteins); and PREBETA-LIPOPROTEINS (very-low-density lipoproteins).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Hypolipoproteinemia refers to unusually low levels of fats (lipids) in the blood. Low lipid levels may be caused by rare genetic conditions, or be a sign of another disorder such as overactive thyroid, anemia, undernutrition, cancer, chronic infection, or impaired absorption of foods from the digestive tract. Associated genetic disorders...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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