Catalog

Familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia

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Link to WHO Definition

Familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/550889838

Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia is the familial form of hypobetalipoproteinemia, which is characterised by permanently low levels (below the 5th percentile) of apolipoprotein B and LDL cholesterol. It can be severe with early onset (abetalipoproteinemia/ homozygous familial hypobetalipoproteinemia; see this term) or benign (benign familial hypobetalipoproteinemia; see this term).