Increased plasma bile alcohol glucuronides in patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: effect of chenodeoxycholic acid

Large quantities of C27 bile alcohols hydroxylated at C-25 are excreted in the bile and urine of patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, a lipid storage disease that results from defective bile acid synthesis. The presence of both biliary and urinary bile alcohols reflects impaired bile acid s...

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Main Authors: A K Batta, G Salen, S Shefer, G S Tint, M Batta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1987-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520386326