lipoprotein X
lipoprotein X
An abnormal lipoprotein composed of 65% lecithin, 30% cholesterol and 5% protein–apoC and albumin, seen in lecithin-cholesterol acyl-transferase deficiency and in obstructive biliary disease, and associated with cholestatic jaundice. See Lecithin-cholesterol acyl-transferase deficiency.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.