Article
[LCAT deficiency: a nephrological diagnosis].
Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia - 1 Jan 2000
Boscutti Giuliano, Calabresi Laura, Pizzolitto Stefano, Boer Emanuela, Bosco Manuela, Mattei Piero Luigi, Martone Massimiliano, Milutinovic Neva, Berbecar Dorina, Beltram Elisabetta, Franceschini Guido
Abstract excerpt
A genetic mendelian autosomal recessive condition of deficiency of lecithin- cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) can produce two different diseases: one highly interesting nephrologic picture of complete enzymatic deficiency (lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency; OMIM ID #245900; FLD), characterized by the association of dyslipidemia, corneal opacities, anemia and progressive nephropathy; and a partial...
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