DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for Tangier disease

Tangier disease [DOID:1388]

A hypolipoproteinemia that is characterized by markedly reduced levels of plasma high density lipoproteins resulting in tissue accumulation of cholesterol esters and that has_material_basis_in homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the ABCA1 gene on chromosome 9q31.

Synonyms:  Tangier disease,  DOID:1388,  Tangier disorder,  Tangier syndrome,  Tangier diseases ...

Linkouts:  OMIM #1 #2