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Abetalipoproteinemia

By: Romeo Patterson

Symptoms

  • signs and symptoms appear a few months into life
  • Signs:
  • failure to gain weight
  • Failure to grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive)
  • diarrhea
  • abnormal star-shaped red blood cells (acanthocytosis)
  • and fatty, foul-smelling stools (steatorrhea)

Affects

"Abetalipoproteinemia is an inherited disorder that affects the absorption of dietary fats, cholesterol, and fat-soluble vitamins."

"People affected by this disorder are not able to make certain lipoproteins, which are particles that carry fats and fat-like substances (such as cholesterol) in the blood."

-https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/

  • Pronunciation:(A-beta-lipo -protien-emia)

Definition

  • Abetalipoproteinemia- "a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism due to an inability to synthesize certain apolipoproteins necessary for the transport of triglycerides, leading to diarrhea, steatorrhea, and failure to thrive." - www.dictionary.com

Definition, Affects, & Symptoms

Genetic Diagram

http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/a/abetalipoproteinemia/stats.htm

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/abetalipoproteinemia#inheritance

http://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/abetalipoproteinemia/

Bibliography

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rate of Infection

  • only about 100 cases of abetalipoproteinemia reported worldwide

Statistics for Rate of Infection

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