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NSDHL
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sterol-4-alpha-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase, decarboxylating is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NSDHL gene.[5][6] This enzyme is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum and is involved in cholesterol biosynthesis.[7]
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Clinical significance
Mutations in the NSDHL gene are associated with CHILD syndrome which is a X-linked dominant disorder of lipid metabolism with disturbed cholesterol biosynthesis, and typically lethal in males.[7][8]
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