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Pediatric lipid disorders are common and known to cause premature morbidity and mortality. This chapter outlines the lipid screening guidelines, assay considerations of lipid profiles, and interpretation of abnormalities of the lipid profile.

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Abbreviations

(apo B):

Apolipoprotein B

HDL-C:

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol

IDL-C:

Intermediate-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LDL-C:

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Lp (a):

Lipoprotein (a)

NCEP:

The National Cholesterol Education Program

NHLBI:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

TC:

Total cholesterol

TG:

triglycerides

VLDL-C:

Very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Bhuvana Sunil & Ambika P. Ashraf

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  1. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Takara Stanley

  2. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Madhusmita Misra

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Sunil, B., Ashraf, A.P. (2021). Lipid Profiles. In: Stanley, T., Misra, M. (eds) Endocrine Conditions in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52215-5_32

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