Case report: Unusual and extremely severe lipoprotein X-mediated hypercholesterolemia in extrahepatic pediatric cholestasis

• Main Authors: Rossella Colantuono (Author), Chiara Pavanello (Author), Andrea Pietrobattista (Author), Marta Turri (Author), Paola Francalanci (Author), Marco Spada (Author), Pietro Vajro (Author), Laura Calabresi (Author), Claudia Mandato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundLipoprotein X (LpX) - mediated extremely severe hyperlipidemia is a possible feature detectable in children with syndromic paucity of intralobular bile ducts (Alagille syndrome) but rarely in other types of intra- and/or extrahepatic infantile cholestasis.Case presentationHere we report on...