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Sitosterolemia caused by compound heterozygosis of 2 allelic variants in the ABCG5 gene-21 years of follow-up.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2025
Coutinho Jean G V, Costa Ana C S, Issa Milka M M, Paim Neiva P, Quedas Elisangela P S, Nunes Valeria S, Jorge Alexander A L, Nakandakare Edna R, Carrilho Alexandre J F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sitosterolemia is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by elevated phytosterol levels in the bloodstream and tissues due to increased absorption and reduced biliary excretion. This condition arises from mutations in one of two genes, ABCG5 or ABCG8, located on chromosome 2p21. OBJECTIVE: We report the case of a patient, and his first-degree relatives, diagnosed with sitosterolemia at the...
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