Article
Compound heterozygous mutations in ABCG5 or ABCG8 causing Chinese familial Sitosterolemia.
The journal of gene medicine - 1 Aug 2020
Sun Weiwei, Zhang Tian, Zhang Xiaoguang, Wang Jieyu, Chen Yuqing, Long Yun, Zhang Gong, Wang Yajian, Chen Ye, Fang Tao, Chen Mingwu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sitosterolemia (STSL), also known as phytosterolemia, is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease caused by mutations in the ABCG5 or ABCG8 genes. The disease is a result of disorders in lipoprotein metabolism, and is characterized by tendinous and tuberous xanthomas, elevated plasma cholesterol and phytosterol levels, and thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia in several patients. The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
