nutritional disorders
Vitamin E Deficiency
Etiology ofVitamin EDeficiency
In countries with high rates of food insecurity, the most common cause ofvitamin Edeficiency is Inadequate intake ofvitamin E In countries with low rates of food insecurity, the most common causes are Disorders that cause fat malabsorption, including Abetalipoproteinemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome) (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, due to genetic absence of apolipoprotein B), chronic cholestatic hepatobiliary disease, A rare genetic form ofvitamin Edeficiency without fat malabsorption results from defective liver metabolism. 