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Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 1(APOB-Related Familial Hypobetalipopro...)

MedGen UID:
1639219
•Concept ID:
C4551990
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acanthocytosis with hypobetalipoproteinemia; APOB-Related Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia; Hypobetalipoproteinemia, normotriglyceridemic
 
Gene (location): APOB (2p24.1)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014252
OMIM®: 615558

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: APOB-Related Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia
Individuals with biallelic APOB-related familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (APOB-FHBL) may present from infancy through to adulthood with a range of clinical symptoms including deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins and gastrointestinal and neurologic dysfunction. Affected individuals typically have plasma total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and apo B levels below the fifth centile for age and sex. Acanthocytosis, elevated liver enzymes, and hyperbilirubinemia may also be found. The most common clinical findings are hepatomegaly, steatorrhea, and failure to thrive / growth deficiency. In the absence of treatment, affected individuals can develop atypical pigmentation of the retina; progressive loss of deep tendon reflexes, vibratory sense, and proprioception; muscle pain or weakness; dysarthria; ataxia; tremors; and steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and rarely, cirrhosis of the liver. Individuals with a heterozygous, typically truncating pathogenic variant in APOB are usually asymptomatic with mild liver dysfunction and hepatic steatosis. However, about 5%-10% of individuals with heterozygous APOB-FHBL develop relatively more severe nonalcoholic steatohepatitis requiring medical attention and occasionally progressing to cirrhosis, albeit very rarely. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
John R Burnett  |  Amanda J Hooper  |  Robert A Hegele   view full author information

Additional description

From OMIM
Hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL) and abetalipoproteinemia (ABL; 200100) are rare diseases characterized by hypocholesterolemia and malabsorption of lipid-soluble vitamins leading to retinal degeneration, neuropathy, and coagulopathy. Hepatic steatosis is also common. The root cause of both disorders is improper packaging and secretion of apolipoprotein B-containing particles. Obligate heterozygous parents of FHBL patients typically have half normal levels of apoB-containing lipoproteins consistent with autosomal codominant inheritance, whereas obligate heterozygous parents of ABL patients usually have normal lipids consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance (summary by Lee and Hegele, 2014). Genetic Heterogeneity of Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia-2 (FHBL2; 605019) is caused by mutation in the ANGPTL3 gene (604774) on chromosome 1p31.  http://www.omim.org/entry/615558

Clinical features

From HPO
Steatorrhea
MedGen UID:
20948
•Concept ID:
C0038238
•
Finding
Greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces. This is a result of malabsorption of lipids in the small intestine and results in frothy foul-smelling fecal matter that floats.
Ataxia
MedGen UID:
13945
•Concept ID:
C0004134
•
Sign or Symptom
Ataxia refers to impaired coordination of voluntary muscle movement. Cerebellar ataxia refers to ataxia due to dysfunction of the cerebellum. This causes a variety of elementary neurological deficits including asynergy (lack of coordination between muscles, limbs and joints), dysmetria (lack of ability to judge distances that can lead to under- or overshoot in grasping movements), and dysdiadochokinesia (inability to perform rapid movements requiring antagonizing muscle groups to be switched on and off repeatedly).
Diminished deep tendon reflex
MedGen UID:
356648
•Concept ID:
C1866934
•
Finding
A reduction (hyporeflexia) or complete absence (areflexia) of the involuntary muscle contraction normally elicited by a reflex stimulus, such as tapping a deep tendon.
Acanthocytosis
MedGen UID:
195801
•Concept ID:
C0687751
•
Disease or Syndrome
Acanthocytosis is a type of poikilocytosis characterized by the presence of spikes on the cell surface. The cells have an irregular shape resembling many-pointed stars.
Decreased circulating HDL-C concentration
MedGen UID:
57731
•Concept ID:
C0151691
•
Finding
The concentration of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood circulation is below the lower limit of normal.
Hypocholesterolemia
MedGen UID:
57479
•Concept ID:
C0151718
•
Disease or Syndrome
An decreased concentration of cholesterol in the blood.
Elevated circulating aspartate aminotransferase concentration
MedGen UID:
57497
•Concept ID:
C0151904
•
Finding
The concentration of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in the blood circulation is above the upper limit of normal.
Elevated circulating alanine aminotransferase concentration
MedGen UID:
57740
•Concept ID:
C0151905
•
Finding
An abnormally high concentration in the circulation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
Hypertriglyceridemia
MedGen UID:
167238
•Concept ID:
C0813230
•
Finding
The concentration of triglyceride in the blood circulation is above the upper limit of normal.
Decreased circulating LDL-C concentration
MedGen UID:
776554
•Concept ID:
C0853085
•
Finding
The concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood circulation is below the lower limit of normal.
Decreased circulating vitamin E concentration
MedGen UID:
1853278
•Concept ID:
C5779643
•
Finding
A reduced concentration of vitamin E in the blood circulation. Vitamin E is a lipophilic vitamin that is also known as alpha-tocopherol.
Reduced circulating vitamin A concentration
MedGen UID:
1853267
•Concept ID:
C5848160
•
Finding
Concentration of vitamin A below the lower limit of normal in the blood circulation.
Retinal degeneration
MedGen UID:
48432
•Concept ID:
C0035304
•
Finding
A nonspecific term denoting progressive loss of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and/or neurosensory retinal cells.
Rod-cone dystrophy
MedGen UID:
1632921
•Concept ID:
C4551714
•
Disease or Syndrome
An inherited retinal disease subtype in which the rod photoreceptors appear to be more severely affected than the cone photoreceptors. Typical presentation is with nyctalopia (due to rod dysfunction) followed by loss of mid-peripheral field of vision, which gradually extends and leaves many patients with a small central island of vision due to the preservation of macular cones.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wakabayashi T, Takahashi M, Okazaki H, Okazaki S, Yokote K, Tada H, Ogura M, Ishigaki Y, Yamashita S, Harada-Shiba M; Committee on Primary Dyslipidemia under the Research Program on Rare and Intractable Disease of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
J Atheroscler Thromb 2024 Jul 1;31(7):1005-1023. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.5551/jat.RV22018. PMID: 38710625Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Henry Z, Janin A, Nony S, Marmontel O, Charrière S, Moulin P, Marrec M, Wargny M, Cariou B, Di Filippo M
Atherosclerosis 2025 Jun;405:119236. Epub 2025 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119236. PMID: 40367726
Wakabayashi T, Takahashi M, Okazaki H, Okazaki S, Yokote K, Tada H, Ogura M, Ishigaki Y, Yamashita S, Harada-Shiba M; Committee on Primary Dyslipidemia under the Research Program on Rare and Intractable Disease of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
J Atheroscler Thromb 2024 Jul 1;31(7):1005-1023. Epub 2024 May 3 doi: 10.5551/jat.RV22018. PMID: 38710625Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Henry Z, Janin A, Nony S, Marmontel O, Charrière S, Moulin P, Marrec M, Wargny M, Cariou B, Di Filippo M
Atherosclerosis 2025 Jun;405:119236. Epub 2025 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119236. PMID: 40367726

Clinical prediction guides

Henry Z, Janin A, Nony S, Marmontel O, Charrière S, Moulin P, Marrec M, Wargny M, Cariou B, Di Filippo M
Atherosclerosis 2025 Jun;405:119236. Epub 2025 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119236. PMID: 40367726

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