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27-04-2024 | Fenofibrate | Correspondence

Pseudohypertriglyceridemia: A Diagnostic Conundrum

Authors: Pamali Mahasweta Nanda, Sayan Banerjee, Arun George, Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Devi Dayal

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics

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To the Editor: Hyperglycerolemia due to glycerol kinase deficiency (GKD) may be misdiagnosed as hypertriglyceridemia and treated unnecessarily with lipid-lowering drugs. …
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Metadata
Title
Pseudohypertriglyceridemia: A Diagnostic Conundrum
Authors
Pamali Mahasweta Nanda
Sayan Banerjee
Arun George
Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss
Devi Dayal
Publication date
27-04-2024
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-024-05142-w