Tangier disease definitions

Tangier disease

Tangier disease (also known as Familial alpha-lipoprotein deficiency{rp|535}) or Hypoalphalipoproteinemia is a rare inherited disorder characterized by a severe reduction in the amount of high density lipoprotein (HDL), often referred to as `good cholesterol,` in the bloodstream. ==History== In 1959, a five year old patient named Teddy Laird fro.....
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tangier disease

A familial lipoprotein deficiency caused by a decreased synthesis and increased catabolism of the apolipoprotein components a-l and a-II (apo a-I and apo a-II) of high-density lipoproteins (hdl) (lipoproteins, hdl). Hdl is absent from plasma, and the other lipoproteins are abnormal. Cholesteryl esters accumulate in the reticuloendothelial cells. It...
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Tangier disease

(tan-jēr´) a hereditary disease, classified as one of the hyperlipoproteinemias, characterized by a deficiency of high-density lipoproteins in the blood serum, with storage of cholesterol esters in the tonsils and other tissues.
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