Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome in a newborn infant with developmental abnormalities and low endogenous cholesterol

Yifei Yang1, Lindsay Yassan1, Edward Ki Yun Leung1

  • 1Department of Pathology, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, United States.

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