Recurrent hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis in an adult patient caused by the de novo mutation of p.K327N in the GPD1 gene:A case report
Hypertriglyceridemia(HTG)is the second leading cause of acute pancreatitis in China and can be caused by primary factors,namely gene mutations,which may lead to recurrent hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis(HTG-AP)and difficulties in effective control of triglyceride.This article reports an adult Chinese male patient who experienced eight attacks of HTG-AP and was found to carry a de novo heterozygous mutation,p.K327N,of the GPD1 gene,which may cause the persistent high level of triglyceride and recurrent attacks of HTG-AP.