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Lowered DHCR7 activity measured by ergosterol conversion in multiple cell types in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Ginat Sharon, Battaile Kevin P, Battaile Brian C, Maslen Cheryl, Gibson K Michael, Steiner Robert D
Abstract excerpt
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of cholesterol metabolism characterized by multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation. SLOS results from mutations in 7-dehydrocholesterol Delta7 reductase (DHCR7), the gene encoding the final enzyme involved in choles...
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