Familial lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency; a differential of proteinuria

Background: Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an important enzyme in cholesterol metabolism that is involved in the esterification of cholesterol. A lack of this enzyme results in deranged metabolic pathways that are not completely understood, resulting in abnormal deposition of lipids...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Mahdi Althaf, Hadeel Almana, Ahmed Abdelfadiel, Sadiq Mohammed Amer, Turki Omar Al-Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Nephropathology
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Online Access:https://nephropathol.com/PDF/jnp-4-25.pdf