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Abetalipoproteinemia and homozygous hypobetalipoproteinemia: a framework for diagnosis and management.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 May 2014
Lee Jooho, Hegele Robert A
Abstract excerpt
Abetalipoproteinemia (ABL; OMIM 200100) and homozygous hypobetalipoproteinemia (HHBL; OMIM 107730) are rare diseases characterized by hypocholesterolemia and malabsorption of lipid-soluble vitamins leading to retinal degeneration, neuropathy and coagulopathy. Hepatic steatosis is also common. The root cause of both disorders is improper packaging and secretion of apolipoprotein (apo) B-containing lipoprotein...
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