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. 2016 Jun 7;4(3):130–141. doi: 10.1007/s40142-016-0097-y

Table 1.

Monogenic dyslipidemias and dyslipoproteinemias

Phenotype Disorder Alternative name Gene symbol Chr
High LDL-C Familial hypercholesterolemia Hyperlipoproteinemia type 2A LDLR 19p13.3
Familial defective apolipoprotein B Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia type 2 (binding-defective apo B) APOB 2p24-p23
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia type 3 (PCSK9 gain-of-function) PCSK9 1p32.3
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia type 4 STAP1 4q13.2
Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia type 5 APOE 19q13
Autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia LDLRAP1 (ARH) 1p36-p35
Cholesterol ester storage disease Includes Wolman disease LIPA 10q21.31
Sitosterolemia Phytosterolemia ABCG5/ABCG8 2p21
Low LDL-C Abetalipoproteinemia Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome MTTP 4q24
Hypobetalipoproteinemia APOB 2p24-p23
PCSK9 deficiency with low LDL-C Hypobetalipoproteinemia (PCSK9 loss-of-function) PCSK9 1p32.3
Familial combined hypolipidemia ANGPTL3 deficiency ANGPTL3 1p31.1-p22.3
Chylomicron retention disease Anderson disease SAR1B 5p31.1
High HDL-C Cholesteryl ester transfer protein deficiency Hyperalphalipoproteinemia CETP 16q21
Hepatic lipase deficiency LIPC 15q21-q23
Scavenger receptor B1 deficiency SCARB1 12q23.31
Endothelial lipase deficiency LIPG 18q21.1
Low HDL-C Tangier disease ABCA1 9q31
Apolipoprotein A-I deficiency APOA1 11q23
Familial LCAT deficiency (complete or partial) Includes Fish-eye disease LCAT 16q22
High TG Lipoprotein lipase deficiency Familial chylomicronemia LPL 8p22
Apolipoprotein C-II deficiency Familial chylomicronemia APOC2 19q13
Apolipoprotein A-V deficiency Severe hypertriglyceridemia APOA5 11q23
Lipase maturation factor deficiency Severe hypertriglyceridemia LMF1 16p13.3
Glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchored HDL binding protein 1 Severe hypertriglyceridemia GPIHBP1 8q23
Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-1 Infantile hypertriglyceridemia GPD1 12q13.12
Dysbetalipoproteinemia Hyperlipoproteinemia type 3 APOE 19q13

Chr chromosome, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglyceride