Familial hypo- -lipoproteinaemia

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy investigated because of small stature, had low serum levels of cholesterol (74 mg/100 ml) and β-lipoprotein cholesterol (20 mg/100 ml). Faecal fat, jejunal biopsy, red cell morphology, and plasma growth hormone and thyroxine were normal, and it was concluded that the small stature was hereditary.