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sitosterolemia

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An intestinal disease with autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by unrestricted intestinal absorption of both cholesterol and plant-derived cholesterol-like molecules resulting in xanthomas, arthralgia, premature atherosclerosis, and hemolytic anemia

An intestinal disease with autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by unrestricted intestinal absorption of both cholesterol and plant-derived cholesterol-like molecules resulting in xanthomas, arthralgia, premature atherosclerosis, and hemolytic anemia with stomatocytosis and macrothrombocytopenia.

Also known as: phytosterolemia