Sitosterolemia: A very rare inherited disorder of lipid metabolism where excessive amounts of sterols are absorbed and not removed from the body resulting in a build up in the blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Sitosterolemia is available below.
See full list of 7 symptoms of Sitosterolemia
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Visit our research pages for current research about Sitosterolemia treatments.
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Sitosterolemia include:
See full list of 7 Clinical Trials for Sitosterolemia
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Sitosterolemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Sitosterolemia, or a subtype of Sitosterolemia,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Sitosterolemia as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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