Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effects of Diet and Medication in Patients With Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)
Brief Summary:
OBJECTIVES: I. Assess the biosynthesis of cholesterol and cholestanol, and measure the turnover of individual sterols and bile acids in patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis before and after a cholesterol- and cholestanol-free diet.
II. Assess the biosynthesis of cholesterol and cholestanol, and measure the turnover of individual sterols and bile acids in these patients before and after lovastatin and chenodeoxycholic acid.