[Familial hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes mellitus type 2].

Hypertriglyceridemia is a cardiovascular risk factor in type-2 diabetes. However, this abnormality may be caused by several mechanisms. In familial hypertriglyceridemia, a hyperlipidemia associated with type-2 diabetes, plasma accumulation of non atherogenic particles explains the presence of hypertriglyceridemia.