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Abetalipoproteinaemia

Enzyme or protein defect

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein

Accumulates or becomes deficient

Intracellular TAG in enterocytes

Key features

Fat malabsorption, acanthocytosis, retinitis pigmentosa, ataxia, fat-soluble vitamin deficiency

Management

High-dose vitamin E and A; low-fat diet

Not clinical guidance. Written from standard clinical biochemistry, not from the uploaded documents, and marked unreviewed. Teaching-level reference for study and database seeding only. It must not be used to manage a patient.

Recent literature

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    Antioxidant Role of High-Density Lipoprotein

    · 2026-02-01

    open access unreviewed
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    Efficacy and Safety of Statins in MASLD and Other Chronic Liver Diseases.

    Commins I, Clayton-Chubb D, Janko N, Majeed A, Kemp W, Roberts SK. · 2026-02-11

    open access unreviewed
  4. 4
    Standardising lipid testing and reporting in the United Kingdom; a joint statement by HEART UK and The Association for Laboratory Medicine.

    Kenkre JS, Mazaheri T, Neely RDG, Soran H, Datta D, Penson P, Downie P, Yates AM, Hayden K, Patel M, Cegla J. · 2025-01-31

    cited 5× open access unreviewed
  5. 5
    Rare Movement Disorders-An Approach for Clinicians.

    Jesuthasan A, Magrinelli F, Batla A, Bhatia KP. · 2025-06-23

    open access unreviewed
  6. 6
    MetALD: New Perspectives on an Old Overlooked Disease.

    Ayares G, Diaz LA, Idalsoaga F, Alkhouri N, Noureddin M, Bataller R, Loomba R, Arab JP, Arrese M. · 2025-05-01

    cited 20× open access unreviewed
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    Retrospective audit reviewing accuracy of clinical diagnosis of geographic atrophy in a single centre private tertiary retinal practice in Australia.

    Markakis D, Britten-Jones AC, Guymer RH, Edwards TL, Hall AJ, Kerr NM, Ng W, Skalicky S, Ayton LN, Mack HG. · 2025-03-12

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
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    Characterizing circulating biomarkers for childhood dementia disorders: A scoping review of clinical trials.

    D'Silva A, Barnes J, Djafar J, Bhattacharya K, Yan J, Mohammad S, Bandodkar S, Johnson A, Tchan M, Miteff C, … · 2025-02-12

    open access unreviewed
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    Vitamin E for people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

    Wen H, Deng H, Yang L, Li L, Lin J, Zheng P, Bjelakovic M, Ji G. · 2024-10-16

    cited 10× open access unreviewed

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