A rare case of sterol-C4-methyl oxidase deficiency in a young Italian male: Biochemical and molecular characterization.

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Inborn defects of cholesterol biosynthesis are metabolic disorders presenting with multi-organ and tissue anomalies. An autosomal recessive defect involving the demethylating enzyme C4-methyl sterol (SC4MOL) has been reported in only 4 patients so far. In infancy, all patients were affected by microcephaly, bilateral congenital cataracts, growth delay, psoriasiform dermatitis, immune dysfunction, and intellectual...

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