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Diacylglycerol oil for apolipoprotein C-II deficiency
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Sir,
Apolipoprotein C-II is a cofactor of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), which hydrolyses triglycerides of chylomicrons and very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs).1 We report our therapeutic experience with diacylglycerol (DAG) oil, a natural edible oil, in a patient with apolipoprotein C-II deficiency, a rare, autosomal, recessively-inherited disease.
A 43-year-old Japanese man presented with hypertriglyceridaemia, chylomicronaemia, hepatosplenomegaly,
Department of Internal Medicine
The Jikei University School of Medicine
Chiba
Japan
Department of Internal Medicine
The Jikei University School of Medicine
Chiba
Japan
Department of Laboratory Medicine
The Jikei University School of Medicine
Chiba
Japan
Josai University, Saitama
Japan
email: yanaih@jikei.ac.jp