vitalwiki

LCAT deficiency

ORPHA:650· ICD-10 E78.6

Definition

LCAT (lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase) deficiency is a rare lipoprotein metabolism disorder characterized clinically by corneal opacities, and sometimes renal failure and hemolytic anemia, and biochemically by severely reduced HDL cholesterol.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
All ages