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Table 1 Fasting lipid profile before and after starting treatment with metreleptin 0.06 mg/kg/day

From: Metreleptin for the treatment of progressive encephalopathy with/without lipodystrophy (PELD) in a child with progressive myoclonic epilepsy: a case report

Lipid levels (mg/dL)

Age 4 years

(no metreleptin)

Age 5 years

(baseline before starting metreleptin)

Age 5 years

(2 months after starting metreleptin)

Pre-diet

Post- diet

Cholesterol

 Total

212

117

129

102

 HDL

33

30

29

39

 LDL

100

74

74

51

Triglycerides

396

102

121

60

  1. HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein