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Complete Apo AI deficiency in an Iraqi Mandaean family: case studies and review of the literature.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Al-Sarraf Ahmad, Al-Ghofaili Khalid, Sullivan David R, Wasan Kishor M, Hegele Robert, Frohlich Jiri
Abstract excerpt
Complete apo A1 deficiency is a rare genetic disorder that has been associated with premature atherosclerosis. We describe a family of Iraqi Mandaean background with complete apo A1 deficiency caused by a new nonsense mutation in the APOA1 gene. Interestingly, there were marked differences in the clinical presentation of the two homozygotes in this family. A 35-year-old woman presented with xanthelasmas and...
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