Reduced cholesterol levels impair Smoothened activation in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a common autosomal-recessive disorder that results from mutations in the gene encoding the cholesterol biosynthetic enzyme 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7). Impaired DHCR7 function is associated with a spectrum of congenital malformations, intellectual impa...

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Main Authors: Blassberg, R, Macrae, J, Briscoe, J, Jacob, J
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2015