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Background
- ~5% of acute pancreatitis caused by high TGs[1]
- Etiologies
- Familial hypertriglyceridemia, autosomal dominant with variable penetrance
- Secondary forms
- DM, obesity, EtOH, estrogen therapy
- Hypothyroidism, ESRD, nephrotic syndrome, HIV, anti-HIV meds
- TG levels > 2000 mg/dL almost always have both secondary and genetic form[2]