A case of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome diagnosed by identification of mutations in the 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7) gene
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Park, Mee Rim
(Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine)
Ko, Jung Min (Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) Cheon, Chong-Keun (Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) Kim, Gu-Hwan (Medical Genetics Clinic and Laboratory, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) Yoo, Han-Wook (Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine) |
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