Abetalipoproteinemia

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rare disease
gptkbp:affects lipid metabolism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bassen-Kornzweig_syndrome
gptkbp:characterizedBy retinitis pigmentosa
neurological symptoms
acanthocytosis
fat malabsorption
absence of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins
gptkbp:diagnosedBy genetic testing
blood lipid analysis
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Abraham_Kornzweig
gptkb:Frank_Bassen
1950
gptkbp:hasOrphanetID ORPHA:99
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Abetalipoproteinemia
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal recessive
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:MTTP_gene
gptkbp:OMIM 200100
gptkbp:prevalence less than 1 in 1,000,000
gptkbp:symptom muscle weakness
peripheral neuropathy
failure to thrive
ataxia
fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies
steatorrhea
gptkbp:treatment dietary fat restriction
high-dose vitamin E
vitamin A supplementation
vitamin D supplementation
vitamin K supplementation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vitamin_E
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4