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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 120927
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.120927
Table 3 Genetic variants identified in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia
Patients
Genes
Gene functions
Ref.
Variants
ACMG classification
CADD
GnomAD
Patient 1LPLEncodes the main enzyme of triglyceride hydrolysis, lipoprotein lipase[28,31]Chr8:g.19948197G>A; NM_000237.3:c.106G>A; NP_000228.1:p.Asp36Asn, rs1801177Likely benign19.61.6%
Patient 2LPLEncodes the main enzyme of triglyceride hydrolysis, lipoprotein lipase[28,31]Chr8:g.19956018A>G; NM_000237.3:c.953A>G; NP_000228.1:p.Asn318Ser, rs268Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity21.31.97%
APOA5Encodes apolipoprotein A-V, which activates lipoprotein lipase and participates in the absorption of residual particles and the secretion of very-low-density lipoprotein by hepatocytes[31]Chr11:g.116790666T>C; NM_001371904.1:c.563A>G; NP_001358833.1:p.Lys188Arg rs1303929283Variant of uncertain significance21.50.0009%


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