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A case of apolipoprotein A-I deficiency due to carboxyl-terminal truncation.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Tanaka Sho, Haketa Akira, Sakimoto Tohru, Abe Masanori
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein A-I deficiency is a rare metabolic disease characterized by an impaired reverse cholesterol transport system resulting in excessive cholesterol accumulation. Here, we discuss a case of apolipoprotein A-I deficiency caused by a carboxyl-terminal truncation mutation p.His186ProfsX46 in APOA1, which might result in increased catabolism of the mutant protein.
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