Hyperalphalipoproteinemia (HALP) has no specific symptoms. It is usually identified through the routine assessment of a lipid profile. Another member of a patient's family may have been found to have elevated high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. Aside from its cardioprotective role, HALP is occasionally associated with the following symptoms and signs:
Juvenile corneal opacification
Multiple symmetric lipomatosis[22]
History related to secondary causes
History of alcohol abuse
Treatment with medications such as oral estrogens, statins, niacin (ie, nicotinic acid), phenytoin, or fibrates (eg, bezafibrate, clofibrate, fenofibrate, gemfibrozil)[5, 7]
History of vigorous, sustained aerobic exercise (eg, long-distance running)