Wolman Disease with a Low Cholesterol Level: An Unusual Laboratory Finding

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Wolman disease is a very rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder. The patients have the typical clinical finding of hepatosplenomegaly but with an abnormal lipid profile high levels total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), low level high-density (HDL-C). We report 1-month-old boy who had atypical TC level, both LDL-C HDL-C. study revealed compound heterozygous mutation LIPA gene, leading to confirmed diagnosis disease.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2630-0559']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.2021803