title: [Frequency of lipoprotein-X (LP-X) in icteric patients. Comparison with some bioquimical data (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors have studied the frequency of an abnormal lipoprotein (LP-X), by the method presented by YAE e col. (21). The LP-X test is useful in differentiating of a cholestatic process from a non-cholestatic one, but it is not adequate to distinguish an intrahepatic cholestasis from an extrahepatic biliary obstruction. Out of the 41 icteric patients who were studied, a frequency of the presence of the LP-X was observed in 68.3% thus distributed: viral hepatitis 90,5% obstructive jaundice 85,7%, jaundice of uncertain etiology 37.6%; it was not present in 5 patients with hepatic cirrhosis and in the serum of 21 healthy volunteers. A significant association was found between the presence of LP-X and an abnormal curve of lipoproteins.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D008074:Lipoproteins
vernacular_title: Freqüência da lipoproteína-X (LP-X) em doentes ictéricos. Confronto com alguns dados bioquímicos.