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Carrier frequency and incidence estimation of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome in East Asian populations by Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) based analysis.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 9 Apr 2021
Park Jong Eun, Lee Taeheon, Ha Kyeongsu, Ki Chang-Seok
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BACKGROUND: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal, recessively inherited congenital malformation syndrome characterized by multiple congenital anomalies such as microcephaly with mental defects, distinctive facial features, genital abnormalities, and 2-3 syndactyly of the toes. SLOS is caused by defective 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase, which is encoded by the DHCR7 gene. This study aimed to analyze...
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