A case of severe photosensitivity in a girl with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is reported. Children with this recessively inherited metabolic disorder of cholesterol metabolism present with a variety of congenital abnormalities of the nervous system and internal organs in association with varying
Characterization of photosensitivity in the Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome: a new congenital photosensitivity syndrome
✍ Scribed by Anstey; Ryan; Rhodes; Charman; Arlett; Tyrrell; Taylor; Pearse
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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