Severe Hypercholesterolemia Mediated by Lipoprotein X in an Immunosuppressed Patient: A Case Report

Cholestatic liver diseases may be associated with increased plasmatic cholesterol due to an abnormal lipoprotein – lipoprotein X (LpX). Correcting the underlying cause of cholestasis is the critical treatment of LpX-associated hypercholesterolemia without any proven benefit from conventional lipid-l...

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Main Authors: Cristiana Sequeira, Mariana Coelho, Inês Costa Santos, Sara Ramos Lopes, João Mangualde, Ana Paula Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-10-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/526854