Article
Case report: retinopathy and neuropathy associated with complete apolipoprotein A-I deficiency.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Jul 1996
Ng D S, O'Connor P W, Mortimer C B, Leiter L A, Connelly P W, Hegele R A
Abstract excerpt
Genetic deficiencies of plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated variably with diseases of the eyes and nervous system. We ascertained a proband with undetectable plasma HDL-cholesterol due to homozygosity for a DNA mutation, APOA1 Q[-2]X, which encodes premature termination of translation of apolipoprotein in HDL. This person had a unique retinopathy, ataxia, and electrophysiologic...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
