Sources Cited

For more information about the condition, rarity, and treatment, please refer to these sources

National Center for Biotechnology Information. Sitosterolemia (also known as Phytosterolemia). Bookshelf. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK395586/#:~:text=Sitosterolemia%20(also%20 known%20as%20 phytosterolemia,stanols%20in%20 plasma%20and%20. Accessed June 2023.
National Organization for Rare Disorders. Sitosterolemia. (NORD). https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/sitosterolemia/. Accessed June 2023.
Boston Children's Hospital. Sitosterolemia. https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/sitosterolemia#:~:text=Sitosterolemia%20is%20a%20 rare%20 genetic,%2C%20 stroke%2C%20and%20hard%20 disease. Accessed June 2023.
Medscape. Treatment of Sitosterolemia. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/948892-treatment#:~:text=Treatment%20of%20 sitosterolemia%20may%20 include,ileal%20 bypass%20 may%20be%20 indicated. Accessed June 2023.
Massachusetts General Hospital. Worst Foods for High Cholesterol. Massachusetts General Hospital. https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/newsroom/articles/worst-foods-for-high-cholesterol. Accessed June 2023.
MedlinePlus. Sitosterolemia. https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sitosterolemia/#:~:text=Frequency&text=Only%2080%20to%20100%20 individuals,least%201%20in%2050% 2000%20 people. Accessed June 2023.
Arenas-Esteban J, Morello J, Martínez S. Sitosterolemia. 2021 Oct 14. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326170/#:~:text=Sitosterolemia%20 patients%20should%20 avoid%20plant,contain%20less%20plant%20 sterols%2051). Accessed June 2023
ScienceDirect. Sitosterolemia. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/sitosterolemia. Accessed June 2023