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Phenotypic heterogeneity of sitosterolemia.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Dec 2004
Wang Jian, Joy Tisha, Mymin David, Frohlich Jiri, Hegele Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Sitosterolemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of lipoprotein metabolism characterized by xanthomas and increased plasma concentrations of plant sterols, such as sitosterol. Causative mutations occur in either the ABCG5 or ABCG8 gene, each of which encodes a sterol half-transporter express...
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