Smith-lemli-opitz Syndrome

Description

Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies, intellectual deficit, and behavioral problems.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Smith-lemli-opitz Syndrome

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Short stature
  • Generalized hypotonia
  • Hearing impairment
  • Microcephaly
  • Scoliosis
  • Growth delay
  • Hypertelorism

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME have a estimated birth prevalence of 3.7 per 100k worldwide.
— The onset for some of the known clinical features related to this disease may vary, including infantile onset, and childhood onset .

Alternative names

Smith-lemli-opitz Syndrome Is also known as rutledge lethal multiple congenital anomaly syndrome, slos, lethal acrodysgenital syndrome, rsh syndrome, slo syndrome, 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase deficiency, polydactyly, sex reversal, renal hypoplasia, and unilobar lung.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Smith-lemli-opitz Syndrome extracted from public data.

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Current Researchs and researchers

  • PRAGUE — Dr Kevin FRANCIS

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol
    • Research area/topic::

      Mechanisms underlying neural phenotypes of cholesterol synthesis disorders


  • HUDDINGE — Pr Ingemar BJÖRKHEM

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet - Huddinge
    • Research area/topic::

      Oxysterols in health and disease


  • HUDDINGE — Pr Ulf DICZFALUSY

    Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet - Huddinge
    • Research area/topic::

      Oxysterols in health and disease


Smith-lemli-opitz Syndrome Recommended genes panels

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Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
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DHCR7
Specificity
100 %
Genes
100 %
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DHCR7
Specificity
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Genes
100 %
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RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, BTK , (...)

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Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
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RMRP, BCS1L, SACS, BLM, SGCA, SGCB, SGCG, SGSH, SLC12A6, SLC17A5, SLC22A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A15, SLC26A2, SLC35A3, SLC7A7, SMN1, SMPD1, BTD, TGM1 , (...)

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Specificity
1 %
Genes
100 %
GeneAware Ashkenazi Jewish Panel Version 2 (Female).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

BLM, SLC35A3, SMN1, SMPD1, CLRN1, MCOLN1, PCDH15, RTEL1, CFTR, SUMF1, DHDDS, ADAMTS2, COL4A3, CPT2, TMEM216, DHCR7, DLD, DMD, FAH, FANCC , (...)

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Specificity
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Genes
100 %
GeneAware Ashkenazi Jewish Panel Version 2 (Male).

By Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (United States).

BLM, SLC35A3, SMN1, SMPD1, CLRN1, MCOLN1, PCDH15, RTEL1, CFTR, SUMF1, DHDDS, ADAMTS2, COL4A3, CPT2, TMEM216, DHCR7, DLD, FAH, FANCC, FKTN , (...)

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Specificity
3 %
Genes
100 %
Smith-Lemli-Opitz (DHCR7) DNA Test.

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Specificity
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Genes
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Sources and references

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