The Role of Maternal-Fetal Cholesterol Transport in Early Fetal Life: Current Insights1

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The importance of maternal cholesterol as an exogenous cholesterol source for the growing embryo was first reported in studies of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Although most of the fetus's cholesterol is synthesized by the fetus itself, there is now growing evidence that during the first weeks of life, when most organs develop, the fetus largely depends on maternal cholesterol as its cholesterol source. The...

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