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Spectrum of Delta(7)-dehydrocholesterol reductase mutations in patients with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz (RSH) syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 22 May 2000
Yu H, Lee M H, Starck L, Elias E R, Irons M, Salen G, Patel S B, Tint G S
Abstract excerpt
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS; also known as the RSH syndrome) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder, leading to characteristic multi-organ developmental abnormalities, dysmorphic facies, limb malformations and mental retardation. Mutations in the gene for Delta(7)-dehydrocholesterol reductase (Delta(7)-reductase), which catalyzes the last step in cholesterol biosynthesis, cause the disease. We...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cholesterol
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Exons
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
