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EL, chylomicronemia, comorbid diseases, sHTG
ACUTE PANCREATITIS
sHTG is a well-established risk factor for acute pancreatitis (AP) and is considered causal in 10% of casesPatients with sHTG typically have chylomicronemia, most commonly caused by multiple triglyceride-elevating genetic variants exacerbated by lifestyle, comorbid diseases and/or medicationsAngiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) is an important regulator of lipoprotein metabolism, acting as an inhibitor of LPL and endothelial lipase (EL)