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Clinical and molecular genetic features of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in Taiwan: Report of a novel CYP27A1 mutation and literature review.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Jan 2000
Lee Chia-Wei, Lee Jun-Jun, Lee Yen-Feng, Wang Pei-Wen, Pan Tai-Long, Chang Wen-Neng, Tsai Meng-Han
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is an autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder associated with mutations in the CYP27A1 gene, and the genetic features of CTX in Taiwanese have not been examined before. OBJECTIVES: We report a new CTX family with a novel mutation in the CYP27A1 gene and analyze the clinical and molecular genetic features of CTX in Taiwan. METHODS: The clinical and molecular...
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