Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by minor facial anomalies, mental retardation, and multiple congenital abnormalities. Biochemically, the disorder is caused by deficient activity of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase, which catalyzes the reduction of the
Defective monocyte oxidative metabolism in a child with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
✍ Scribed by G. Zahle Østergaard; H. Nielsen; B. Friis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 738 KB
- Volume
- 151
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract Adenovirus type 7 causes worldwide respiratory tract infections, mainly in children. Severe systemic infections can occur, especially in immunocompromised patients and in patients with underlying chronic diseases. This report describes the first case of a fatal disseminated adenovirus t
We evaluate the ophthalmologic findings in 8 children with RSH/Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) and document abnormal concentrations of cholesterol and cholesterol precursors in the ocular tissues in a case of SLOS. The most common ophthalmologic finding was blepharoptosis, which was found in 6 of