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Clinical features

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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The typical features of familial dysbetalipoproteinaemia are:

  • fatty deposits in the palmar creases of the hands
  • tuberous xanthomata
  • occasionally, eruptive xanthomata

There is an increased risk of:

  • coronary heart disease
  • peripheral vascular disease
  • cerebrovascular disease

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