Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rare disease
gptkbp:affects lipid metabolism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:abetalipoproteinemia
gptkbp:causedBy mutations in MTTP gene
gptkbp:diagnosedBy blood test
genetic testing
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Abraham_Kornzweig
gptkb:Frank_Bassen
1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal recessive
gptkbp:OMIM 200100
gptkbp:prevalence very rare
gptkbp:symptom retinitis pigmentosa
peripheral neuropathy
failure to thrive
acanthocytosis
fat malabsorption
progressive ataxia
steatorrhea
gptkbp:treatment dietary fat restriction
vitamin A supplementation
vitamin D supplementation
vitamin K supplementation
vitamin E supplementation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abetalipoproteinemia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5