Lipoprotein lipase deficiency

Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Other names	LPLD; familial chylomicronemia syndrome, [1] chylomicronemia, [2] : 533  chylomicronemia syndrome, [3] familial hyperchylomicronemia, familial hyperchylomicronemia syndrome, [4] hyperlipoproteinemia type Ia., [5] type I hyperlipoproteinemia [6]
Lipoprotein lipase deficiency is inherited via autosomal recessive manner
Specialty	Endocrinology
Causes	Genetic

Lipoprotein lipase deficiency is a genetic disorder in which a person has a defective gene for lipoprotein lipase, which leads to very high triglycerides, which in turn causes stomach pain and deposits of fat under the skin, and which can lead to problems with the pancreas and liver, which in turn can lead to diabetes. The disorder only occurs if a child acquires the defective gene from both parents (it is autosomal recessive). It is managed by restricting fat in diet to less than 20 g/day. ^[7]

Signs and symptoms

The disease often presents in infancy with colicky pain, failure to thrive, and other symptoms and signs of the chylomicronemia syndrome. In women the use of estrogens or first pregnancy are also well known trigger factors for initial manifestation of LPLD. At all ages, the most common clinical manifestation is recurrent abdominal pain and acute pancreatitis. The pain may be epigastric, with radiation to the back, or it may be diffuse, with the appearance of an emergent acute abdomen. Other typical symptoms are eruptive xanthomas (in about 50% of patients), lipaemia retinalis and hepatosplenomegaly.^{[ citation needed ]}

Complications

Patients with LPLD are at high risk of acute pancreatitis, which can be life-threatening, and can lead to chronic pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes.^{[ citation needed ]}

Diagnosis

Lab tests show massive accumulation of chylomicrons in the plasma and corresponding severe hypertriglyceridemia. Typically, the plasma in a fasting blood sample appears creamy (plasma lactescence).^{[ medical citation needed ]}

Familial LPL deficiency should be considered in anyone with severe hypertriglyceridemia and the chylomicronemia syndrome. The absence of secondary causes of severe hypertriglyceridemia (like e.g. diabetes, alcohol, estrogen-, glucocorticoid-, antidepressant- or isotretinoin-therapy, certain antihypertensive agents, and paraproteinemic disorders) increases the possibility of LPL deficiency. In this instance besides LPL also other loss-of-function mutations in genes that regulate catabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (like e.g. ApoC2, ApoA5, LMF-1, GPIHBP-1 and GPD1) should also be considered^{[ citation needed ]}

The diagnosis of familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency is finally confirmed by detection of either homozygous or compound heterozygous pathogenic gene variants in LPL with either low or absent lipoprotein lipase enzyme activity.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lipid measurements

· Milky, lipemic plasma revealing severe hyperchylomicronemia;^{[ citation needed ]}

· Severely elevated fasting plasma triglycerides (>2000 mg/dL);^{[ citation needed ]}

LPL enzyme

· Low or absent LPL activity in post-heparin plasma;^{[ citation needed ]}

· LPL mass level reduced or absent in post-heparin plasma;^{[ citation needed ]}

Molecular genetic testing The LPL gene is located on the short (p) arm of chromosome 8 at position 22. More than 220 mutations in the LPL gene have been found to cause familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency so far.^{[ citation needed ]}

Treatment

Treatment of LPLD has two different objectives: immediate prevention of pancreatitis attacks and long-term reduction of cardiovascular disease risk. Treatment is mainly based on medical nutrition therapy to maintain plasma triglyceride concentration below 11,3 mmol/L (1000 mg/dL). Maintenance of triglyceride levels below 22,6 mmol/L (2000 mg/dL) prevents in general from recurrent abdominal pain.^{[ citation needed ]}

Strict low fat diet and avoidance of simple carbohydrates

Restriction of dietary fat to not more than 20 g/day or 15% of the total energy intake is usually sufficient to reduce plasma triglyceride concentration, although many patients report that to be symptom free a limit of less than 10g/day is optimal. Simple carbohydrates should be avoided as well. Medium-chain triglycerides can be used for cooking, because they are absorbed into the portal vein without becoming incorporated into chylomicrons. Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, and minerals should be supplemented in patients with recurrent pancreatitis since they often have deficiencies as a result of malabsorption of fat. However, the diet approach is difficult to sustain for many of the patients.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lipid lowering drugs

Lipid-lowering agents such as fibrates and omega-3-fatty acids can be used to lower TG levels in LPLD; however, those drugs are very often not effective enough to reach treatment goals in LPLD patients. Statins should be considered to lower elevated non-HDL-Cholesterol. Additional measures are avoidance of agents known to increase endogenous triglyceride levels, such as alcohol, estrogens, diuretics, isotretinoin, antidepressants (e.g. sertraline) and b-adrenergic blocking agents.^{[ citation needed ]}

Gene therapy

In 2012, the European Commission approved alipogene tiparvovec (Glybera), a gene therapy for adults diagnosed with familial LPLD (confirmed by genetic testing) and having severe or multiple pancreatitis attacks despite dietary fat restrictions. It was the first gene therapy to receive marketing authorization in Europe; it was priced at about $1 million per treatment, and as of 2016, only one person had been treated with it commercially. ^[8] A total of 31 patients were treated with Glybera, most for free in clinical trials before the drug was taken off the market. ^[9]

Incidence

The disorder affects about 1 out of 1,000,000 people; ^[10] however, epidemiological data are limited and there are regional differences due to cofounder effect (e.g. in Canada) or intermarriage.

See also

• Primary hyperlipoproteinemia
• Familial apoprotein CII deficiency
• List of cutaneous conditions

References

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2. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-7216-2921-6. OCLC   62736861.
3. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN   978-1-4160-2999-1. OCLC   212399895.
4. Santamarina-Fojo, S; Brewer HB, Jr (20 February 1991). "The familial hyperchylomicronemia syndrome. New insights into underlying genetic defects". JAMA. 265 (7): 904–8. doi:10.1001/jama.1991.03460070086049. PMID   1992190.
5. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM): HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA, TYPE I - 238600, updated 03/18/2004. As of October 2012, mention of type Ia no longer appears in the OMIM record.
6. "Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
7. Burnett, John R.; Hooper, Amanda J.; Hegele, Robert A. (June 22, 2017). "Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency". In Adam, MP; Ardinger, HH; Pagon, RA; et al. (eds.). GeneReviews. Seattle: University of Washington. PMID   20301485.
8. Regalado, Antonio (May 4, 2016). "The World's Most Expensive Medicine Is a Bust". MIT Technology Review.
9. Crowe, Kelly (17 November 2018). "The million-dollar drug". CBCNews. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 November 2018. How a Canadian medical breakthrough that was 30 years in the making became the world's most expensive drug — and then quickly disappeared
10. A.D.A.M. Editorial Board (2011-05-29). Dugdale, III, David C.; Zieve, David (eds.). Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency . Retrieved October 15, 2012.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Further reading

• Gaudet, D; de Wal, J; Tremblay, K; Déry, S; van Deventer, S; Freidig, A; Brisson, D; Méthot, J (June 2010). "Review of the clinical development of alipogene tiparvovec gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency". Atherosclerosis. Supplements. 11 (1): 55–60. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosissup.2010.03.004. PMID   20427244.
• "LPL gene". NIH Genetics Home Reference. February 2015.
• Hegele, RA; et al. (August 2014). "The polygenic nature of hypertriglyceridaemia: implications for definition, diagnosis, and management". The Lancet. Diabetes & Endocrinology. 2 (8): 655–66. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(13)70191-8. PMC   4201123 . PMID   24731657.