Increased nonsterol isoprenoids, dolichol and ubiquinone, in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: effects of dietary cholesterol

Increased nonsterol isoprenoids, dolichol and ubiquinone, in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: effects of dietary cholesterol

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an inherited autosomal recessive cholesterol deficiency disorder. Our studies have shown that in SLOS children, urinary mevalonate excretion is normal and reflects hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activity but not ultimate sterol synthesis. Hence, we hypothesized that i...

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Main Authors: Anuradha S. Pappu, William E. Connor, Louise S. Merkens, Julia M. Jordan, Jennifer A. Penfield, D. Roger Illingworth, Robert D. Steiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
mevalonate
24 hour urine
farnesyl pyrophosphate
sterols
7-dehydrocholesterol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520432717

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