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Mutation in the sterol 27-hydroxylase gene associated with fatal cholestasis in infancy.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Apr 2005
von Bahr Sara, Björkhem Ingemar, Van't Hooft Ferdinand, Alvelius Gunvor, Nemeth Antal, Sjövall Jan, Fischler Björn
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inborn errors of bile acid synthesis are rare but potentially treatable causes of neonatal cholestasis. We here present a cholestatic infant with an ongoing cytomegalovirus infection who despite intensive treatment died of severe liver disease at 4 months of age. METHODS: The urinary steroids were investigated by electrospray mass spectrometry and gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Oxysterols in...
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