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Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
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English
Etymology
Named after David Weyhe Smith, Luc Lemli and John Marius Opitz, three researchers who described it.
Noun
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A congenital failure of cholesterol synthesis, with effects ranging from mild intellectual disability to lethal malformations.
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