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DHCR7 genotypes of cousins with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics - 22 Apr 2001
Nowaczyk M J, Heshka T, Eng B, Feigenbaum A J, Waye J S
Abstract excerpt
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol biosynthesis caused by mutations of the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase gene (DHCR7). We report on three cousins with SLOS, all of whom were found to be compound heterozygotes for the common splice site mutation IVS8-1G-->C and the missense mutation T289I. DNA analysis of one set of parents demonstrated that the father carried the...
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