Adrenal insufficiency in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 382-384

  Andersson, Hans C ^a   Frentz, Johnette ^a   Martínez, José E ^b   Tuck Muller, Cathy M ^b   Bellizaire, Josseline ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Women's and Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal insufficiency; Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL; ALDOSTERONE; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; ELECTROLYTE; MINERALOCORTICOID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RENIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE; DEHYDROCHOLESTEROLS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RENIN; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME; SODIUM; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033582551     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19990219)82:5<382::AID-AJMG5>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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