An interesting case of familial chylomicronemia syndrome in a cleft palate child

ABSTRACT

familial chylomicronemia syndrome is a very rare condition with an incidence of one in one million. we report such a condition detected incidentally in a cleft child.

KEYWORDS

Familial hyperlipoprotenemia - lipoprotein lipase

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