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A novel DHCR7 mutation in a Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome infant presenting with neonatal cholestasis.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Jan 2010
Ko Jae Sung, Choi Byung Sam, Seo Jeong Kee, Shin Jee Yeon, Chae Jong Hee, Kang Gyeong Hoon, Lee Ran, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Jong-Won
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Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive malformation syndrome caused by a defect in cholesterol biosynthesis. The incidence is very low in Asians and only one case has been reported in Korea thus far. Recently, we found an infant with neonatal cholestasis. He had microcephaly, ambiguous genitalia, cleft palate, syndactyly of toes, patent ductus arteriosus and hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. The...
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