Article
A truncated species of apolipoprotein B (B67) in a kindred with familial hypobetalipoproteinemia.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 1991
Welty F K, Hubl S T, Pierotti V R, Young S G
Abstract excerpt
We describe a kindred in which the proband and 6 of his 12 children have hypobetalipoproteinemia. The plasma lipoproteins of the affected subjects contained a unique species of apolipoprotein (apo) B, apo B67, in addition to the normal species, apo B100 and apo B48. The size of apo B67 and immunochemical studies with a panel of apo B-specific antibodies indicated that apo B67 was a truncated species of apo B that...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Apolipoproteins B
- Base Sequence
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Female
- Humans
- Hypobetalipoproteinemias
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
