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DHCR24-related desmosterolosis in the first reported Turkish patient: Expanding the genotypic and phenotypic spectrum.
Journal of clinical lipidology - 1 Feb 2026
Kose Canan Ceylan, Erdem Fehime, Akcan Mehmet Berkay, Yazıcı Havva, Cokyaman Turgay, Canda Ebru, Sılan Fatma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Desmosterolosis is a ultra-rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by biallelic variants in the DHCR24 gene, which encodes 3-beta-hydroxysterol delta-24-reductase-an enzyme involved in the final step of cholesterol biosynthesis. Here, we report a 3.5-year-old female with previously unreported compound heterozygous DHCR24 variants: c.1412A>G (p.Tyr471Cys), and c.275C>T (p.Thr92Met). CASE PRESENTATION:...
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