Mondo Description Chylomicron retention disease (CRD) is a type of familial hypocholesterolemia characterized by malnutrition, failure to thrive, growth failure, vitamin E deficiency and hepatic, neurologic and ophthalmologic complications.

Uniprot Description An autosomal recessive disorder of severe fat malabsorption associated with failure to thrive in infancy. The condition is characterized by deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins, low blood cholesterol levels, and a selective absence of chylomicrons from blood. Affected individuals accumulate chylomicron-like particles in membrane-bound compartments of enterocytes, which contain large cytosolic lipid droplets.

Disease Ontology Description A lipid metabolism disorder characterized by malnutrition, failure to thrive, growth failure, vitamin E deficiency and the absence of chylomicrons and apolipoprotein B48 post-prandially. It has an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern and has material basis in mutations in the SAR1B gene on chromosome 5q31.1.