Libyan family with beta-thalassemia trait associated with hypercholesterolemia with widespread xanthomas.
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 …