High levels of oxysterol sulfates in serum of patients with steroid sulfatase deficiency[S]
Steroid sulfatase (STS) deficiency is the underlying cause of the skin condition known as recessive X-linked ichthyosis (RXLI). RXLI patients show scales on their skin caused by high concentrations of cholesterol sulfate (CS), as they are not capable of releasing the sulfate group from its structure...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356248 |