Article
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: new mutation with a mild phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics - 15 Feb 2002
Prasad Chitra, Marles Sandra, Prasad Asuri N, Nikkel Sarah, Longstaffe Sally, Peabody Deborah, Eng Barry, Wright Sarah, Waye John S, Nowaczyk Małgorzata J M
Abstract excerpt
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM, 2001, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/ for SLOS, MIM 270400) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol biosynthesis caused by mutations of the 3beta-hydroxysterol Delta(7)-reductase gene, DHCR7. We report on a female infant with an exceptionally mild phenotype of SLOS, in whom molecular studies identified a new mutation in...
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