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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Main Authors: Alberto Sánchez-Guijo, Vinzenz Oji, Michaela F. Hartmann, Hans-Christian Schuppe, Heiko Traupe, Stefan A. Wudy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356248