Definition: A severe type of hyperlipidemia, sometimes familial, that is characterized by the elevation of both plasma CHYLOMICRONS and TRIGLYCERIDES contained in VERY-LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS. Type V hyperlipoproteinemia is often associated with DIABETES MELLITUS and is not caused by reduced LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE activity as in HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE I .
Other names Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5s; Hyperchylomicronemia Late Onsets; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5; Hyperchylomicronemia Late Onset
