ESPE Abstracts

Sitosterolemia is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting lipid metabolism which is characterized by decreased biliary excretion and increased absorption of plant sterols and cholesterol, leading to significantlyelevated serum levels of plant sterols. Approximately 80 homozygous or compound heterozygous variants in adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette subfamily G genes (ABCG5/ABCG8) genes have been described in patients with genetically confirmed sitosterolemia. Clinicall...