Tangier Disease

Tangier Disease
Tangier disease was so named because it was originally described among residents living on Tangier Island located in the Chesapeake Bay.

Tangier Disease Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders ...

Tangier Disease
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What is Tangier disease?
Tangier disease is an inherited disorder characterized by significantly reduced levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the blood.

Tangier disease - caused by mutations in the ABCA1 gene More than 30 mutations that cause Tangier disease have been identified in the ABCA1 gene.

Tangier disease ... enlarged tonsils
Timme syndrome ... enlarged tonsils
Tonsilitis ... swollen tonsils, whitened tonsils
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The Tangier disease gene product ABC1 controls the cellular apolipoprotein-mediated lipid removal pathway. J Clin Invest 1999; 104:R25.
Clee SM, Zwinderman AH, Engert JC, et al.

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Two rare metabolic disorders, Tangier disease and Fabry's disease, also are associated with anhidrosis. Horner syndrome, which damages nerves in your face and eye, usually causes anhidrosis on the affected side of your face.

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