Familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency. Biochemistry of the cornea.
Opacification of the cornea from lipid accumulation is an early and characteristic feature of familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency. Visual impairment in a female age 48 years led to keratoplasty and the first detailed analysis of cornea in this disorder. Multilaminar figur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1985-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520343704 |