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SUBMITTER: Kelley RI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1734573 | biostudies-other | 2000 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of medical genetics 20000501 5
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is one of the archetypical multiple congenital malformation syndromes. The recent discovery of the biochemical cause of SLOS and the subsequent redefinition of SLOS as an inborn error of cholesterol metabolism have led to important new treatment possibilities for affected patients. Moreover, the recent recognition of the important role of cholesterol in vertebrate embryogenesis, especially with regard to the hedgehog embryonic signalling pathway and its effe ...[more]