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Chylomicron retention disease: A rare cause of chronic diarrhea.
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Jul 2016
Ben Ameur S, Aloulou H, Jlidi N, Kamoun F, Chabchoub I, Di Filippo M, Sfaihi L, Hachicha M
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Chylomicron retention disease (CRD) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary hypocholesterolemic disorder. The disease most frequently presents in infants and is characterized by a lipid malabsorption syndrome with steatorrhea, chronic diarrhea, and growth retardation. The disease is characterized by normal fasting serum triglyceride levels combined with the absence of apolipoprotein (apo) B48 and chylomicrons...
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