The molecular pathology of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency syndromes.

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The molecular pathology of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency syndromes.

Journal of lipid research - 1 Feb 1997

Kuivenhoven J A, Pritchard H, Hill J, Frohlich J, Assmann G, Kastelein J

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Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency syndromes represent a group of rare genetic disorders of HDL metabolism that have been the subject of a large number of clinical, biochemical, and genetic studies. Of special interest are patients with LCAT-related disorders with severe HDL d...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Lecithin Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Phenotype
Syndrome

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