Apo C-II supports lipoprotein lipase
Biomarker library
Heart Health
Apo CII
Apolipoprotein C-II is the switch that turns on lipoprotein lipase, the enzyme that unloads triglycerides from fat-carrying particles so your muscles can burn them and your fat tissue can store them.
Measured in your health assessment, with a doctor to explain your result. Book yours
Why it matters
Without working ApoC-II, triglyceride-rich particles can't be emptied and pile up in the blood; rare inherited deficiencies cause extremely high triglycerides from childhood.
What a result can mean
Lower than the range
A low level is uncommon. A true inherited deficiency causes very high triglycerides and a risk of pancreatitis, and is managed by specialists.
Higher than the range
A raised level usually reflects having more triglyceride-rich particles, as with high triglycerides, obesity or diabetes, rather than a problem in itself.
What can help
ApoC-II follows triglycerides, so the steps that lower triglycerides bring it down too: less sugar and alcohol, weight loss and regular exercise.
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NoteGeneral educational illustration. Colours, sizes and movement are simplified. This is not a scan or a simulation of your body. General information, not personal medical advice: a doctor reads your own results with your history.
Know your Apo CII.
Measured in your health assessment and explained by the doctor who reviews your results.