Article
[Familial LCAT deficiency].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1994
Kinoshita M
Abstract excerpt
Familial plasma lecithine: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency is a disease that is inherited as an autosomal recessing trait. The main clinical abnormalities are corneal opacities, anemia and frequently, though not invariably, proteinuria. These abnormalities result from a failure of LCAT to esterify cholesterol in plasma. Renal failure can be a life-threatening complication. In plasma, all lipoprotein...
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