Familial lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency; a differential of proteinuria

• Main Authors: Mohammed Mahdi Althaf (Author), Hadeel Almana (Author), Ahmed Abdelfadiel (Author), Sadiq Mohammed Amer (Author), Turki Omar Al-Hussain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is an important enzyme in cholesterol metabolism that is involved in the esterification of cholesterol. A lack of this enzyme results in deranged metabolic pathways that are not completely understood, resulting in abnormal deposition of lipids...