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Infant case of lysosomal acid lipase deficiency: Wolman's disease.
BMJ case reports - 15 May 2014
Sadhukhan Meghmala, Saha Amit, Vara Roshni, Bhaduri Bim
Abstract excerpt
Lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder which causes two distinct clinical phenotypes: Wolman's disease and cholesterol ester storage disease. LAL hydrolyses LDL-derived triglycerides and cholesterol esters to glycerol or cholesterol and free fatty acids. Its deficiency leads to accumulation of intracellular triglycerides and/or cholesterol esters. In early onset LAL...
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