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Identification of a novel mutation in the ANGPTL3 gene in two families diagnosed of familial hypobetalipoproteinemia without APOB mutation.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 22 Mar 2012
Martín-Campos Jesús M, Roig Rosa, Mayoral Carme, Martinez Silvia, Martí Gertrudis, Arroyo Juan Antonio, Julve Josep, Blanco-Vaca Francisco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL), characterized by extremely low levels of plasma apolipoprotein (apo) B and cholesterol associated with low-density lipoproteins (LDLc), is considered to be an autosomal co-dominant disorder of heterogeneous origin. The main genetic disorder associated with FHBL consists of mutations in the APOB gene, while other less frequent forms are associated with mutations...
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