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Molecular diagnosis of hypobetalipoproteinemia: an ENID review.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2007
Tarugi Patrizia, Averna Maurizio, Di Leo Enza, Cefalù Angelo B, Noto Davide, Magnolo Lucia, Cattin Luigi, Bertolini Stefano, Calandra Sebastiano
Abstract excerpt
Primary hypobetalipoproteinemia (HBL) includes a group of genetic disorders: abetalipoproteinemia (ABL) and chylomicron retention disease (CRD), with a recessive transmission, and familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) with a co-dominant transmission. ABL and CRD are rare disorders due to mutations in the MTP and SARA2 genes, respectively. Heterozygous FHBL is much more frequent. FHBL subjects often have fatty...
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