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Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Synonyms
7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase deficiency; LETHAL ACRODYSGENITAL SYNDROME; POLYDACTYLY, SEX REVERSAL, RENAL HYPOPLASIA, AND UNILOBAR LUNG; RSH syndrome; RUTLEDGE LETHAL MULTIPLE CONGENITAL ANOMALY SYNDROME; SLO syndrome type 1; Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome type 1
Modes of inheritance
Autosomal recessive inheritance (Orphanet)

Summary

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a congenital multiple-anomaly / cognitive impairment syndrome caused by an abnormality in cholesterol metabolism resulting from deficiency of the enzyme 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) reductase. It is characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth restriction, microcephaly, moderate-to-severe intellectual disability, and multiple major and minor malformations. The malformations include distinctive facial features, cleft palate, cardiac defects, underdeveloped external genitalia in males, postaxial polydactyly, and 2-3 syndactyly of the toes. The clinical spectrum is wide; individuals with normal development and only minor malformations have been described.
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Authors:
Malgorzata JM Nowaczyk
Christopher A Wassif
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  • Also known as: SLOS, DHCR7
    Summary: 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase

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