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LCAT deficiency: a systematic review with the clinical and genetic description of Mexican kindred.
Lipids in health and disease - 13 Jul 2021
Mehta Roopa, Elías-López Daniel, Martagón Alexandro J, Pérez-Méndez Oscar A, Sánchez Maria Luisa Ordóñez, Segura Yayoi, Tusié Maria Teresa, Aguilar-Salinas Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) deficiency is characterized by two distinct phenotypes, familial LCAT deficiency (FLD) and Fish Eye disease (FED). This is the first systematic review evaluating the ethnic distribution of LCAT deficiency, with particular emphasis on Latin America and the discussion of three Mexican-Mestizo probands. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted following the...
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