Tocopherol therapy in acanthocytosis

Acanthocytosis or a-beta-lipoproteinemia is a rare inborn error of metabolism known also as the "Bassen Kornzweig syndrome."1 We had See Images in the PDF File the opportunity to examine a Jewish girl, H.F., 11 years old, with a-beta-lipoproteinemia. The girl has healthy parents of Turkish origin who are first cousins, and a healthy brother and sister. At the age of 33½ months she was admitted to this hospital with a picture of malabsorption and from then on she was under our permanent observation.