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lysosomal acid lipase deficiency

MIM.278000 10q24-q25

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Cirrhosis in cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) Cirrhosis in cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) Cirrhosis in cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD) Cirrhosis in cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD)

Lysosomal acid lipase (LIPA, or LAL), otherwise known as acid cholesteryl ester hydrolase, is coded for by a gene (LIPA) on chromosome 10.

Two major disorders, the severe infantile-onset Wolman disease and the milder late-onset cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD), are seemingly caused by mutations in different parts of the LIPA gene.

Variants

- Wolman disease
- cholesteryl ester storage disease (CESD)

See also

- metabolic diseases