Cardiovascular Diseases

A rare autosomal recessive disorder, Familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) affects 1 in 1 to 2 million people (Burnett and Hegele, 1999; Pouwels et al. 2008). As per DelveInsight, the total Familial chylomicronemia syndrome diagnosed prevalent population in the 7MM [the US, EU4 (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain) and the UK, and Japan] was assessed to be 2,082 in 2022. As the name suggests, Familial chylomicronemia syndrome, the disorder is passed down from families and inherited by the next generation. FCS is a lipid disorder that leads to an excessive build-up of chylomicrons (large triglyceride-rich lipoproteins) in bloo...