Sitosterolemia: exclusion of genes involved in reduced cholesterol biosynthesis
Sitosterolemia (phytosterolemia) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited disorder that is characterized by premature coronary artery disease, xanthomas, and increased plasma plant sterols and 5α-stanols. Affected individuals show an increased absorption of both cholesterol and sitosterol from the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1998-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520338748 |