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| Indications for plant sterol assay |
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| Normocholesterolemic xanthomas |
| Dramatic decrease of cholesterol levels in response to low cholesterol diet and/or bile acid sequestrants or cholesterol absorption inhibitors |
| Regression of xanthomas, especially with dramatically improved cholesterol levels |
| Hypercholesterolemia with poor response to statins |
| Unexplained hemolytic anemia with macrothrombocytopenia |
