Metabolism of potential precursors of chenodeoxycholic acid in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX).

In patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX), diminished cholic acid production is associated with incomplete oxidation of the cholesterol side chain and the excretion of C(25)-hydroxy bile alcohols. The aims of this investigation were 1) to provide quantitative information on the pool size...

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Main Authors: G Salen, S Shefer, E H Mosbach, S Hauser, B I Cohen, G Nicolau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1979-01-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520406479