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Myocardial infarction in a 36-year-old man with combined ABCA1 and APOA-1 deficiency.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
van Capelleveen Julian C, Kootte Ruud S, Hovingh G Kees, Bochem Andrea E
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we present a patient who suffered from a myocardial infarction at an extremely young age. The only remarkable finding in the risk factor workup was a near undetectable high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol plasma level (0.09 mmol/L). Genetic analysis of key genes involved in HDL metabolism resulted in the discovery of 2 very rare mutations in the ABCA1 and APOA1 genes. We discuss the effects...
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