Because of a genetic mutation, people with abetalipoproteinemia don't produce the protein needed to make lipoproteins. Without enough lipoproteins, fats can't be digested properly or travel to ...

Acanthocytic red cells in patients with abetalipoproteinemia are morphologically similar to the red cells in spur cell anemia. Fluidity of membrane lipids is decreased in spur cells due to their ...

OBJECTIVE: Description of rickets as an unexpected initial manifestation in two children with abetalipoproteinemia and hypobetalipoproteinemia, and elucidation of its pathophysiology in these ...