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Results 1 - 10 of 13 for Dietary cholesterol
  1. APOB gene 
    ... apolipoprotein B. As a result, the transportation of dietary fats and cholesterol is decreased or absent. A decrease in fat ... absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the diet, leading to the signs and symptoms of ... cholesterol disorders. Some studies have found that certain polymorphisms ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/apob - Genetics
  2. Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 
    ... apolipoprotein B. As a result, the transportation of dietary fats and cholesterol is decreased or absent. A decrease in fat transport reduces the body's ability to absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the diet.Although APOB gene mutations are responsible for most ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../familial-hypobetalipoproteinemia - Genetics
  3. MTTP gene 
    ... food is digested after a meal to carry dietary fats and cholesterol from the intestine to the bloodstream. Chylomicrons are ... tissues throughout the body. Sufficient levels of fats, cholesterol, and vitamins are ... vitamins from the diet and primarily affects the gastrointestinal system, eyes, nervous ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mttp - Genetics
  4. TTPA gene 
    ... transport fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin E), dietary fats, and cholesterol from the intestine to the liver. Once in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ttpa - Genetics
  5. Sitosterolemia 
    ... a similar fashion; normally about 50 percent of cholesterol in the diet is absorbed by the body.Mutations in the ABCG5 or ABCG8 gene that cause sitosterolemia result in a defective ... lesser degree, cholesterol from the body. These fatty substances build up ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sitosterolemia - Genetics
  6. ABCG8 gene 
    ... a similar fashion; normally about 50 percent of cholesterol in the diet is absorbed by the body. At least 28 ABCG8 gene mutations have been identified in people with sitosterolemia, ... lesser degree, cholesterol from the body. These fatty substances build up ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/abcg8 - Genetics
  7. Familial hypercholesterolemia 
    ... play roles in familial hypercholesterolemia. Lifestyle choices including diet, exercise, and tobacco smoking strongly influence the amount of cholesterol in the blood and the risk of coronary ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/familial-hypercholesterolemia - Genetics
  8. Chylomicron retention disease 
    ... chylomicron transport causes severely decreased absorption (malabsorption) of ... fats, cholesterol, and vitamins that are necessary for normal growth ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/chylomicron-retention-disease - Genetics
  9. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 
    ... of this complex disorder.When fat from the diet exceeds the body's requirements ... as iron, cholesterol, and refined sugars used in processed foods, may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease - Genetics
  10. Abetalipoproteinemia 
    ... tissues throughout the body. Sufficient levels of fats, cholesterol, and vitamins are ... of dietary fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the digestive ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/abetalipoproteinemia - Genetics
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