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Possible induction of renal dysfunction in patients with lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency by oxidized phosphatidylcholine in glomeruli.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 1999
Jimi S, Uesugi N, Saku K, Itabe H, Zhang B, Arakawa K, Takebayashi S
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the causes of renal dysfunction in familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency, kidney samples from 4 patients with LCAT deficiency (3 homozygotes and 1 heterozygote) were examined immunohistochemically. All of the patients exhibited corneal opacities, anemia, renal dysfunction, deficiencies in plasma high density lipoprotein and LCAT activity and mass, and an increase in the ratio...
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