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Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in all siblings of the same parents.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Maciejko James J, Anne Premchand, Raza Saleem, Lyons Hernando J
Abstract excerpt
We present 4 normal-weight sibling children with lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D). LAL-D was considered in the differential diagnosis based on the absence of secondary causes and primary inherited traits for their marked hyperlipidemia, together with unexplained hepatic transaminase elevation. Residual lysosomal acid lipase activity confirmed the diagnosis. DNA sequencing of LIPA indicated that the...
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