Medical Definition of Type II familial hyperlipoproteinaemia

1. Hyperlipoproteinaemia characterised by increased plasma levels of beta-lipoproteins, cholesterol, and phospholipids, but normal triglycerides; heterozygotes have mild lipid changes and are susceptible to atherosclerosis in middle age, but homozygotes have severe changes often with generalised xanthomatosis and xanthelasma, and frank clinical atherosclerosis as young adults. The primary defect is a deficiency of apoprotein of VLDL, and the disorder is divided into two classes: 1) type IIA, which has elevated LDL due to a deficiency of the receptor or a modified apolipoprotein B-100; 2) type IIB, which has elevated LDL and triglycerides; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: familial hyperbetalipoproteinaemia, familial hypercholesteraemic xanthomatosis, familial hypercholesterolaemia. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Type II Familial Hyperlipoproteinaemia

type B behaviour
type IH mucopolysaccharidosis
type III acrocephalosyndactyly
type III collagen
type III familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
type III hyperlipoproteinaemia
type III hypersensitivity reaction
type III mucopolysaccharidosis
type II acrocephalosyndactyly
type II cells
type II collagen
type II diabetes
type II dip
type II error
type II errors
type II familial hyperlipoproteinaemia (current term)
type II hyperlipoproteinaemia
type II interferon
type II mortality
type II mucopolysaccharidosis
type IS mucopolysaccharidosis
type IV allergic reaction
type IV familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
type IV prepilin peptidase
type I H/S mucopolysaccharidosis
type I acrocephalosyndactyly
type I allergic reaction
type I cells

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