Analyses of familial chylomicronemia syndrome in Pereira, Colombia 2010–2020: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

This study describes a screening program for the detection of severe hypertriglyceridemia. Although we identified seven patients as carriers of a variant in the APOA5 gene, we diagnosed only one patient with FCS. We believe that more programs of these characteristics should be developed in our region, given the importance of early detection of this metabolic disorder.