Prevalence of lipoprotein lipase mutation in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia and the characteristic features of hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis

Aim: We conducted a retrospective study with the aim of determining the prevalence of lipoprotein 
lipase (LPL) mutation in patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and to study differences in 
characteristic features of HTG induced acute pancreatitis (AP). 
Materials and Methods: Seventy adults with a serum triglyceride (TG) level ≥500 mg/dL were 
included in the study. Baseline characteristics, LPL mutation and risk factors between those with and 
without HTG-AP were compared. 
Results: The mean age was 43 ± 12 years, and males accounted for 55.7%. Of the patients 35 had 
TG level