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[Acid lipase deficiency: Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Dec 1995
Tanaka A
Abstract excerpt
Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) are caused by a deficiency of lysosomal acid lipase activity, resulting in massive accumulation of cholesteryl ester and triglycerides. Wolman disease occurs in infancy, with hepatosplenomegaly, steatorrhea and adrenal calcification. It is fatal before the age of 1 year. In CESD, hepatomegaly may be the only clinical abnormality, although lipid...
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