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Update on Sjögren-Larsson syndrome.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 1996
Lacour M
Abstract excerpt
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS, MIM 270200) is a rare autosomal recessive neurocutaneous disorder due to a deficiency of the fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase and defined by a characteristic triad of symptoms including congenital ichthyosis, spastic di- or quadriplegia and mental retardation. Recently, genetic studies have subsequently shown linkage of the syndrome to chromosome 17p in Swedish pedigrees, confirmation...
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