acid lipase deficiency
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Related to acid lipase deficiency: Lipoprotein lipase deficiency
acid lipase deficiency
One of two autosomal recessive illnesses in which the body lacks an enzyme for metabolizing fats, causing cholesterol, oils, or waxes to accumulate in abnormal amounts in the body. The acid lipase diseases are Wolman disease and cholesterol ester storage disease. Synonym: acid lipase disease
Acid lipase disease.See also: deficiency
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