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SUBMITTER: Rashtian P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4560634 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Middle East journal of digestive diseases 20150701
Abetalipoproteinemia (ABL) is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene (MTTP). ABL is characterized by lack of lipids and apolipoprotein B (apoB) in plasma, fat malabsorption and various clinical manifestations. We describe a 12-month-old infant boy, born from consanguineous parents and presented with diarrhea, steatorrhea, growth retardation, hypothyroidism, intraventricular brain cyst and kidney stones. The patient was di ...[more]