Pedigree of families with familial hypertriglyceridaemia and familial combined hyperlipidaemia.
All affected individuals with familial hypertriglyceridaemia have hypertriglyceridaemia alone (a), while affected individuals from a family with familial combined hyperlipidaemia have hypercholesterolaemia alone, hypertriglyceridaemia alone, or elevations of both cholesterol and triglyceride level (b).