type II familial hyperlipoproteinemia


type II fa·mil·i·al hy·per·lip·o·pro·tein·e·mi·a

(tīp fă-mil'ē-ăl hī'pĕr-lip'ō-prō-tēn-ē'mē-ă) Increased hematologic lipoprotein levels characterized by increased plasma levels of β-lipoproteins, cholesterol, and phospholipids, but normal triglycerides levels. Homozygotes have xanthomatosis and frank clinical atherosclerosis as young adults. The primary defect is a deficiency of apoprotein of very-low-density lipoproteins.
Synonym(s): familial hypercholesterolemia.