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[Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia: clinical characterization of a new mutation in the APOB gene].
Medicina clinica - 13 Jun 2009
Iglesias Pedro, Díez Juan J, Tarugi Patrizia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHB) is usually due to mutations in the APOB gene. Almost 60 different mutations have been reported. We report a Spanish family with FHB phenotype and a new mutation. PATIENT AND METHODS: We performed an analytical, localizing and molecular study of the APOB gene in the proband and in two relatives phenotypically affected. RESULTS: The proband was a...
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