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Mild Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: further delineation of 5 Polish cases and review of the literature.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Jezela-Stanek A, Ciara E, Malunowicz E M, Korniszewski L, Piekutowska-Abramczuk D, Popowska E, Krajewska-Walasek M
Abstract excerpt
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by reduced activity of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase, resulting in an increased concentrations of 7-dehydrocholesterol and 8-dehydrocholesterol in body fluids and tissues. Phenotypically it is characterized by wide range of abnormalities, from mild to lethal forms what causes difficulties in its clinical diagnostics. To further delineate...
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