The evaluation of infants with the Zellweger (cerebro-hepato-renal) syndrome
โ Scribed by Kennedy W. Gilchrist; Enid F. Gilbert; Nasrollah T. Shahidi; John M. Opitz
- Book ID
- 119838241
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9163
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We have analyzed the phospholipid composition of various organs of patients with the cerebro-hepato-renal (Zellweger) syndrome. The phospholipid composition of tissues from controls and patients was very similar except for their plasmalogen contents. In controls about 50% of the phosphatidylethanola
An ACTH stimulation test was performed in six patients suffering from the cerebro-hepato-renal syndrome of Zellweger. In contrast to controls, no rise in cortisol was observed. None of these patients showed clinical symptoms of adrenal insufficiency. The sudden death, which occurs in this syndrome,