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Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH) and familial hypertriglyceridemia (FHTG) share pathogenic mechanisms and a high interaction with components of the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome associates increased serum ferritin concentration and high cardiovascular risk. The objective was to describe the frequency of iron overload and the relationship between serum ferritin and the phenotype in patients with FCH and FHTG. The study was composed of 211 consecutive unrelated patients aged at least 18 years with primary hypertriglyceridemia, 149 with FCH, and 62 with FHTG. The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and hyperferritinemia was very high in both hypertriglyceridemic groups (51.7% and 20.1% in FCH and 62.9% and 16.1% in FHTG, respectively), without significant statistical differences between them. Serum ferritin concentration did not show any significant association with the number of metabolic syndrome criteria. Subjects in the highest tertile of ferritin concentration (ferritin >200 mug/L) presented higher concentrations of triglycerides and liver enzymes than subjects in the first tertile of ferritin concentration (ferritin <90 mug/L). The highest positive correlation coefficient for triglycerides was found with ferritin in FCH and in FHTG subjects (R = 0.317 [P < .001] when combined). Ferritin was also the covariate that showed the highest independent association with triglycerides in FCH and FHTG. In contrast, ferritin was not associated with carotid intima-media thickness. In summary, serum ferritin is commonly increased in FCH and in FHTG, it is not related with the presence of metabolic syndrome, and it is highly correlated with liver enzymes.
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PMID:Serum ferritin is a major determinant of lipid phenotype in familial combined hyperlipidemia and familial hypertriglyceridemia. 1991 43

Iron deposits are associated with lipid phenotype in familial hypertriglyceridemias, mainly familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH) and familial hypertriglyceridemia (FHTG). In turn, diet plays an important role in hypertriglyceridemias although it is not known if dietary patterns are associated with iron concentration in these disorders. The objective was to determine the relationship between diet and iron deposits, measured through serum ferritin concentration, in patients with FCH and FHTG. The study was composed of 140 patients, 107 with FCH and 33 with FHTG. Subjects completed a validated 137-item food frequency questionnaire. Dividing subjects by ferritin tertiles adjusted by sex, there were no significant differences in dietary patterns except in dairy products consumption which was lower in the highest ferritin tertile. Subjects were also divided by triglycerides tertiles adjusted by sex. Those subjects in the highest tertile had lower HDL cholesterol and higher ferritin concentrations. Regarding to dietary parameters, there were significant differences in marine omega three fatty acids and vegetables presenting higher and lower consumption, respectively, those patients in the highest tertile of triglycerides. Moreover, there was not a significant correlation between dietary iron intake and any parameter, both biochemical and dietary, including ferritin concentrations. In conclusion, in patients with primary hypertriglyceridemia, triglycerides are associated with ferritin concentrations but dietary patterns are not related to iron deposits. Our results highly support the concept that the genetic mechanisms driven to hypertriglyceridemia also favor iron overload.
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PMID:Iron deposits and dietary patterns in familial combined hyperlipidemia and familial hypertriglyceridemia. 2064 39