Case report
English
Sheriff DS, el Fakhri M.
Department of Biochemistry, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.
Clin Chem. 1988 Nov;34(11):2385-6.
Abstract
We describe a Libyan family with beta-thalassemia trait associated with unusually high concentrations of hemoglobin A2 and hypercholesterolemia. The family consists of the father, mother, and three sons. The marriage was consanguineous. The concentrations of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in serum were very high in two sons who also had widespread xanthomas. The erythrocyte membranes showed a high cholesterol/phospholipid ratio, with no significant susceptibility to lipid peroxidation in vitro.
Keywords: Libyan family with beta-thalassemia trait associated with hypercholesterolemia with widespread xanthomas.
Link/DOI: http://www.clinchem.org/cgi/content/abstract/34/11/2385