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  2. Hypocholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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    malabsorption (inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestines), such as in celiac disease; malnutrition; abetalipoproteinemia - a rare genetic disease that causes cholesterol readings below 50 mg/dL. It is found mostly in Jewish populations. [11] hypobetalipoproteinemia - a genetic disease that causes cholesterol readings below 50 mg/dL ...

  3. Low cholesterol - Wikipedia

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  4. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

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    Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. [3] [4]Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all animal cells [citation needed] and is an essential structural and signaling component of animal cell membranes.

  5. Hypolipoproteinemia - Wikipedia

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    In those with loss-of-function variants in both copies of ANGPTL3, low LDL-C, low HDL-C, and low triglycerides are seen ("familial combined hypolipidemia"). [3] Hooft disease is a rare condition evidenced by low blood lipid level, red rash and mental and physical retardation. [citation needed]

  6. Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism. [1] The disease has two forms: [2] Familial LCAT deficiency, in which there is complete LCAT deficiency, and Fish-eye disease, in which there is a partial deficiency. [3] Lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase catalyzes the formation of cholesterol esters in ...

  7. Low-density lipoprotein - Wikipedia

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    where H is HDL cholesterol, L is LDL cholesterol, C is total cholesterol, T are triglycerides, and k is 0.20 if the quantities are measured in mg/dL and 0.45 if in mmol/L. There are limitations to this method, most notably that samples must be obtained after a 12 to 14 h fast and that LDL-C cannot be calculated if plasma triglyceride is >4.52 ...

  8. Hypobetalipoproteinemia - Wikipedia

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    The patient can have hypobetalipoproteinemia and simultaneously have high levels of HDL cholesterol. Notably, in people who do not have the genetic disorder hypobetalipoproteinemia, a very low cholesterol level (less than 100 mg/dl) may be a marker for poor nutrition, wasting disease, cancer, hyperthyroidism, and liver disease.

  9. Lipid-lowering agent - Wikipedia

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    Lipid-lowering agents, also sometimes referred to as hypolipidemic agents, cholesterol-lowering drugs, or antihyperlipidemic agents are a diverse group of pharmaceuticals that are used to lower the level of lipids and lipoproteins, such as cholesterol, in the blood (hyperlipidemia). The American Heart Association recommends the descriptor ...