Chronic adrenal failure and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism in a patient with abetalipoproteinemia.

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Abetalipoproteinemia is a rare inherited disorder characterized by very low plasma levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, secondary to a dramatic decrease in apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins, which is induced by a mutation in the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci

Title: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences

ISSN: 1128-3602

ISSN (Print): 1128-3602

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 2012

Volume: 16 Suppl 4

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[1 ] Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. r.krysiak@interia.pl

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PubMed ID: 23090820

SO-VID: 390cceb3-4fb8-4fc2-8a86-7869ab2eced6

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