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Juvenile cataract morphology in 3 siblings not yet diagnosed with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
Ophthalmology - 1 May 2013
Khan Arif O, Aldahmesh Mohammed A, Mohamed Jawaher Y, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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PURPOSE: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a progressive neurodegenerative storage disease caused by recessive CYP27A1 mutations and is characterized by abnormal deposition of cholestanol and cholesterol in multiple tissues, including the lens and brain. Oral chenodeoxycholic acid is preventive a...
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