A mild case of abetalipoproteinaemia in association with subclinical hypothyroidism

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 516-519

  Al Mahdili, Huda A ^a   Hooper, Amanda J ^b,c   Sullivan, David R ^a   Stewart, Peter M ^a   Burnett, John R ^b,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ABETALIPOPROTEINEMIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTRON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABETALIPOPROTEINEMIA; ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MICROSOMES; PEDIGREE;

EID: 33751312711     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456306778904650     Document Type: Article

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