December 11, 2006Clinical ScienceOpen Access

Fatty liver is an integral feature of familial combined hyperlipidaemia: relationship with fat distribution and plasma lipids

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Population

244 individuals, comprising 68 patients with familial combined hyperlipidaemia, 110 normolipidaemic…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MBMartijn C.G.J. BrouwersMaastricht University Medical Centre MBMonique A. L. Bilderbeek-BeckersVieCuri Medisch Centrum AGAnna M. GeorgievaLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Discussion

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Implication

May warrant fatty liver evaluation in FCHL families; leaves open causality and generalizability.

Structured PICO

Population

244 individuals, comprising 68 patients with familial combined hyperlipidaemia (FCHL), 110 normolipidaemic relatives, and 66 spouses.

Comparator

Spouses (n=66)

Outcome

Prevalence of fatty liver assessed by ultrasoundsurrogate

Fatty liver is highly prevalent in familial combined hyperlipidaemia patients and their normolipidaemic relatives, driven by both visceral and subcutaneous adiposity.

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Brouwers et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82c1b15bcab2ccdb8d6bb9 https://doi.org/10.1042/cs20060190

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Fatty liver is an integral feature of familial combined hyperlipidaemia: relationship with fat distribution and plasma lipids

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Fatty liver is an integral feature of familial combined hyperlipidaemia: relationship with fat distribution and plasma lipids

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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