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sitosterolemia

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (3)
Tbio

2

Tclin

1


GARD Rare
Mondo Description Sitosterolemia is a rare autosomal recessive sterol storage disease characterized by the accumulation of phytosterols in the blood and tissues. Clinical manifestations include xanthomas, arthralgia and premature atherosclerosis. Hematological manifestations include hemolytic anemia with stomatocytosis and macrothrombocytopenia. The disease is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations in ABCG5 (2p21) and ABCG8 (2p21) genes.
Uniprot Description Rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by increased intestinal absorption of all sterols including cholesterol, plant and shellfish sterols, and decreased biliary excretion of dietary sterols into bile. Sitosterolemia patients have hypercholesterolemia, very high levels of plant sterols in the plasma, and frequently develop tendon and tuberous xanthomas, accelerated atherosclerosis and premature coronary artery disease.
Disease Ontology Description An intestinal disease that is characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance of 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 that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ABCG8 gene or in the ABCG5 gene, both of which are located on chromosome 2p21.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0008863:  sitosterolemia
GARD:0007653: 
MESH:C537345: 
NCIT:C125694: 
OMIMPS:210250: 
OMIMPS:215250: 
Orphanet:2882: 
SCTID:238104009: 
UMLS:C0342907: