Abnormal cholesterol biosynthesis in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is caused by an inherited defect in 7-dehydrocholesterol-delta7-reductase, the enzyme that catalyzes the last reaction in cholesterol biosynthesis, the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholesterol. As a result, deficient cholesterol is produced and the precursor 7...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1996-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752039146X |