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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis
A xanthomatosis that is characterized by a deficiency in the production of the bile acid, chenodeoxycholic acid that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the CYP27A1 gene, which encodes sterol 27-
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Overview
A xanthomatosis that is characterized by a deficiency in the production of the bile acid, chenodeoxycholic acid that is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the CYP27A1 gene, which encodes sterol 27-
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