Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Oct;29(5):344-346. 10.6065/apem.2348030.015.

Compound heterozygous variants in the ABCG5 gene in a Korean boy with sitosterolemia

• Bae Gy
• Kim I
• Sung J
• Hwang J
• Kim MS
• Park JH
• Cho SY

• KMID: 2560469
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2348030.015

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  Fig. 1. Xanthomas present in the patient. (A) The largest xanthoma was observed on the patient's right elbow and had developed at 5 years of age. (B) Multiple xanthomas were observed on both buttocks .

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