Cholesterol Metabolism & Lipoprotein Disorders — Topic Test
19 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 35-year-old man with recurrent acute pancreatitis has fasting plasma that is creamy with a supranatant layer on standing overnight; triglycerides exceed 2000 mg/dL but cholesterol is near normal, with onset in adulthood. Which apolipoprotein deficiency best explains failure of lipoprotein-lipase activation?
AApolipoprotein C-II
BApolipoprotein E
CApolipoprotein B-100
DApolipoprotein A-I