Abnormal fatty alcohol metabolism in cultured keratinocytes from patients with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
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Abnormal fatty alcohol metabolism in cultured keratinocytes from patients with Sjögren-Larsson syndrome.
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome (SLS) is an inherited neurocutaneous disorder characterized by ichthyosis, mental retardation, spasticity, and deficient activity of fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase (FALDH). FALDH is an enzyme component of fatty alcohol:NAD oxidoreductase (FAO), which is necessary for fatty alcohol metabolism. To better understand the biochemical basis for the cutaneous symptoms in this di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Lipid Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-2275
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m700469-jlr200