Potential of essential fatty acid deficiency with extremely low fat diet in lipoprotein lipase deficiency during pregnancy: A case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pregnancy in patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency is associated with high risk of maternal pancreatitis and fetal death. A very low fat diet (< 10% of calories) is the primary treatment modality for the prevention of acute...

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Main Authors: Anderson Gregory J, Veldee Megan Y, Brown Judy A, Tsai Elaine C, Chait Alan, Brunzell John D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-12-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/4/27