Very high Hypertriglyceridemia Induced: Is Plasmapheresis Needed?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 532-

  Berrueco, Rubén ^a   Rives, Susana ^a   López García, Verónica Sandra ^a   Catalá, Albert ^a   Toll, Teresa ^a   Estella, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; ASPARAGINE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOCORTICOID; KIRDOLASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LETTER; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ASPARAGINASE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRECURSOR T-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 79960200640     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23177     Document Type: Letter

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