Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: Biochemical before clinical diagnosis; early dietary management
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Medical Genetics
- Vol. 50 (4) , 375-376
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320500415
Abstract
Pursuit of a possible metabolic basis for an unrecognized pattern of multiple congenital anomalies in a newborn girl led to the detection of a huge elevation of plasma 7-dehydrocholesterol at age 8 months. The biochemical findings and the evolving clinical picture led to the diagnosis of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome at age 11 months. High cholesterol diet may have improved the rate of developmental progress.Keywords
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