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This paper reports two siblings with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome and reviews the literature on the subject. SLOS is a syndrome of multiple congenital anomalies with mental and growth retardation, unusual facies, genito-urinary and hand and foot abnormalities inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
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Supported in part by the National Foundation March of Dimes, the South Dakota Regional Medical Program and the South Dakota Division of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
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Johnson, V.P. Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome: Review and report of two affected siblings. Z. Kinder-Heilk. 119, 221–234 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443506
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