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Anderson's disease: exclusion of apolipoprotein and intracellular lipid transport genes.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Oct 1999
Dannoura A H, Berriot-Varoqueaux N, Amati P, Abadie V, Verthier N, Schmitz J, Wetterau J R, Samson-Bouma M E, Aggerbeck L P
Abstract excerpt
Anderson's disease is a rare, hereditary hypocholesterolemic syndrome characterized by chronic diarrhea, steatorrhea, and failure to thrive associated with the absence of apo B48-containing lipoproteins. To further define the molecular basis of the disease, we studied 8 affected subjects in 7 unrelated families of North African origin after treatment with a low-fat diet. Lipid loading of intestinal biopsies...
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