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Abetalipoproteinemia (ABL) and hypobetal-ipoproteinemia (HBL) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders. They have in common low, indetectable levels of plasma Apo-B or Apo-B containing lipoproteins: chylomicrons, very low density lipoproteins (VLDL) and light density lipoproteins (LDL). In plasma they are characterized by undetectable or low plasma triglyceride and cholesterol.
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Gay, G., Delmotte, J.S. (1998). Abeta and Hypobetalipoproteinemias. In: Rossini, F.P., Gay, G.J. (eds) Atlas of Enteroscopy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2191-4_26
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