Photosensitivity in the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 217-218

  Anstey, Alex V ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Photosensitivity; Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome; UVA

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HUMAN; NEWBORN DEATH; PATHOGENESIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME; SUN EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0032694067     PISSN: 09054383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0781.1999.tb00091.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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