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Proteinuria in early childhood due to familial LCAT deficiency caused by loss of a disulfide bond in lecithin:cholesterol acyl transferase.
Atherosclerosis - 1 May 2011
Holleboom A G, Kuivenhoven J A, van Olden C C, Peter J, Schimmel A W, Levels J H, Valentijn R M, Vos P, Defesche J C, Kastelein J J P, Hovingh G K, Stroes E S G, Hollak C E M
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INTRODUCTION: Familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency (FLD) is a rare recessive disorder of cholesterol metabolism characterized by the absence of high density lipoprotein (HDL) and the triad of corneal opacification, hemolytic anemia and glomerulopathy. PATIENTS: We here report on FLD in three siblings of a kindred of Moroccan descent with HDL deficiency. In all cases (17, 12 and 3 years...
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