A newly discovered syndrome, dubbed the “GPIHBP1 autoantibody syndrome,” leads to the production of autoantibodies that cause high levels of triglycerides in the blood. The NHLBI funded study appears in The New England Journal of Medicine. “The researchers have not only discovered a new disease, but their findings have suggested that the disease is treatable,” said Dr. Michelle Olive, from the NHLBI.
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