Plasma Plant Sterol Levels Do Not Reflect Cholesterol Absorption in Children with Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Merkens, Louise S ^a   Jordan, Julia M ^b   Penfield, Jennifer A ^a   Lütjohann, Dieter ^c   Connor, William E ^d   Steiner, Robert D ^a,e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; RADIOISOTOPE; SITOSTEROL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

EID: 62949193444     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.10.045     Document Type: Article

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