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Two Cases of Wolman's in Siblings
Joon Sung Kim, Tai Huyng Cho, Hoon Kook, Seung Hee Choi, Young Youn Choi, Chang Soo Park, Heoung Keun Kang, Dong Kyu Jin, Tai Ju Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(4):529-537.   Published online April 15, 1998
Wolman' disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which a deficiency of lysosomal acid lipase leads to the accumulation of cholesteryl esters and trigycerides in most of the body tissues. Clinically, it is characterized by abdominal distention, hepatosplenomegaly, vomiting, intractable diarrgeam steatorrhea, malabsorption, inanitionm failure to thrive, and bilateral enlargement and calcification of the adrenal glands demonstrated by roentgenographic...