Chihiro Tose

Biphasic hypertriglyceridemia in pregnancy with apolipoprotein C-II deficiency

Apolipoprotein C-II (ApoC-II) deficiency is a rare genetic cause of familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) that predisposes affected individuals to severe hypertriglyceridemia and acute pancreatitis. Evidence guiding management during pregnancy is limited. We report a woman with...