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abetalipoproteinemia
a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
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Gaucher's disease
a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin
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Niemann-Pick disease
a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait
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Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy
a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood