Abetalipoproteinemia: A novel mutation of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) gene in a young Tunisian patient
Abetalipoproteinemia (ABL), or Bassen–Kornzweig syndrome, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, characterized by fat malabsorption, hypocholesterolemia, retinitis pigmentosa, progressive neuropathy and acanthocytosis. We report the case of a Tunisian male child born from...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-07-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863015001263 |