Tangier Disease
Description
Tangier disease (TD) is a rare lipoprotein metabolism disorder characterized biochemically by an almost complete absence of plasma high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and clinically by liver, spleen, lymph node and tonsil enlargement along with peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescents, and, occasionally, cardiovascular disease in adults.
Clinical Features
Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Tangier Disease
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Abdominal pain
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Distal muscle weakness
- Corneal opacity
- Nail dystrophy
- Dry skin
- Peripheral axonal neuropathy
- Hypertriglyceridemia
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Incidence and onset information
— Currently we don't have prevalence information about this disease (Not enough data available about incidence and published cases.)— No data available about the known clinical features onset.
Alternative names
Tangier Disease Is also known as defective adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter a1, analphalipoproteinemia, atp-binding cassette transporter a1 deficiency.
Researches and researchers
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