"Abetalipoproteinemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An autosomal recessive disorder of lipid metabolism. It is caused by mutation of the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein that catalyzes the transport of lipids (TRIGLYCERIDES; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS) and is required in the secretion of BETA-LIPOPROTEINS (low density lipoproteins or LDL). Features include defective intestinal lipid absorption, very low serum cholesterol level, and near absent LDL.
| Descriptor ID |
D000012
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.320.565.398.500.440.500 C18.452.584.500.875.440.500 C18.452.648.398.500.440.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Abetalipoproteinemia- Abetalipoproteinemia
- Bassen-Kornzweig Disease
- Bassen Kornzweig Disease
- Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Deficiency Disease
- Betalipoprotein Deficiency Disease
- Betalipoprotein Deficiency Diseases
- Deficiency Disease, Betalipoprotein
- Deficiency Diseases, Betalipoprotein
- Disease, Betalipoprotein Deficiency
- Diseases, Betalipoprotein Deficiency
- Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Deficiency
- Acanthocytosis
- Acanthocytoses
- Bassen-Kornzweig Syndrome
- Bassen Kornzweig Syndrome
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abetalipoproteinemia" by people in Profiles.
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Intestinal and hepatic apolipoprotein B gene expression in abetalipoproteinemia. Gastroenterology. 1991 Aug; 101(2):520-8.
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Mechanism of red blood cell acanthocytosis and echinocytosis in vivo. J Membr Biol. 1984; 77(2):153-9.