Bile acid synthesis in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: effects of dehydrocholesterols on cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase and 27-hydroxylase activities in rat liver

The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a congenital birth defect syndrome caused by a deficiency of 3β-hydroxysterol Δ7-reductase, the final enzyme in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway. The patients have reduced plasma and tissue cholesterol concentrations with the accumulation of 7-dehydrochol...

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Main Authors: Akira Honda, Gerald Salen, Sarah Shefer, Ashok K. Batta, Megumi Honda, Guorong Xu, G. Stephen Tint, Yasushi Matsuzaki, Junichi Shoda, Naomi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1999-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520333964