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Variable expressivity of the clinical and biochemical phenotype associated with the apolipoprotein E p.Leu149del mutation.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Nov 2005
Faivre Laurence, Saugier-Veber Pascale, Pais de Barros Jean-Paul, Verges Bruno, Couret Bertrand, Lorcerie Bernard, Thauvin Christel, Charbonnier Françoise, Huet Frédéric, Gambert Philippe, Frebourg Thierry, Duvillard Laurence
Abstract excerpt
Splenomegaly with sea-blue histiocytes, thrombocytopenia and hypertriglyceridemia is a very rare association that has been described in only one report to date. The molecular defect in the two reported patients consists in a deletion of a leucine at position 149 in the receptor-binding region of the apoE molecule. Here, we report on another family in whom the proband and his brother were diagnosed with...
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