The genetic dyslipoproteinemias--nosology update 1990.

The number of discrete disorders of lipid transport is growing. Concomitantly, the classification of the disorders is changing, from one based on altered concentrations of lipoproteins, to one based on current understanding of the genetics of the disorders and of lipoprotein biochemistry and physiology. Many disorders are now traceable to deficiencies of essential proteins such as apolipoproteins, enzymes, lipid transfer proteins and cellular receptors.