Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of HDL metabolism characterized by low HDL-cholesterol level in blood and accumulation of free cholesterol in tissue leading to a triad of corneal dystrophy, hemolytic anemia, and proteinuria.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism or certain specified lipidaemias
5C81 Hypolipoproteinaemia
H00158 Lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency