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Jun 24th, 2022 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Jun 24th, 2022 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

May 21st, 2022 - Frequent activating mutations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway genes have been identified in histiocytoses. MAPK signaling consistently upregulates Cyclin D1. The goal of this study was to determine whether Cyclin D1 expressi...

May 14th, 2022 - The association of xanthelasma palpebrum with cardiovascular events: systematic review with meta-analysis.|2022|Lousa R,Alves M,Mota C,Brito D,Almeida AG,|

Dec 31st, 2021 - Xanthoma disseminatum (XD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by xanthomatous lesions in the absence of hyperlipidemia. XD usually develops in young adults, and there are rare cases among children. BRAF mutations are frequen...

Jun 24th, 2022 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Jun 24th, 2022 - The lipoprotein transport system is vital to the delivery of the hydrophobic fats that are carried in the aqueous environment of the blood. The lipoprotein particles that comprise this system are polydisperse and contain triglycerides, free and es...

Nov 30th, 2017 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder, defines as high cholesterol levels, particularly very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), in the blood and early cardiovascular events and premature death. FH is an autosomal domi...

Aug 16th, 2016 - Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder define as high cholesterol levels, particularly very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), in the blood and early cardiovascular disease and premature death. FH is an autosomal domin...

Feb 18th, 2016 - BACKGROUND: Hyperapo B is a phenotype defined as elevated plasma level of the major apoprotein B of low density lipoproteins in the presence of a normal plasma level of low density lipoprotein cholesterol. It has been demonstrated that hyperapo B ...

Jun 3rd, 2020 - Physical examination findings of individuals with heterozygous FH may include corneal arcus in individuals younger than 45 years; tendon xanthomas and tuberous xanthomas or xanthelasma that present at an early age should also trigger suspicion for...

May 3rd, 2017 - SAN DIEGO – Laser treatments may be effective for xanthelasma palpebrarum lesions, based on a systematic review of existing studies, although the research is limited. “The number of cases we looked at was relatively small, so you can’t come up wit.

Dec 10th, 2014 - Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) was first described in 1980 by Kossard and Winkelmann1 as a xanthomatosis associated with paraproteinemia. It is an indolent disorder characterized by indurated, yellow to violaceous red papules, plaques, or nodul.

Sep 5th, 2014 - The Diagnosis: Adult-Onset Xanthogranuloma Biopsies of the lesions on the neck (Figure 1) and back were performed. Histologic analyses revealed a diffuse dermatitis consisting of foamy histiocytes admixed with a few Touton-type giant cells in the.

May 30th, 2014 - ANSWER The correct answer is eruptive xanthomata (choice “b”) caused by an accumulation of lipid-filled macrophages as a result of pathologic levels of serum triglyceride—a situation discussed more fully below. Neurofibromatosis type I (choice “a”.