a disorder or defect of metabolism

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

a rare chronic disorder of lipid metabolism of genetic origin

a disorder of lipid metabolism that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait

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