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Changes in levels of serum cholestanol during a 5-year period in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis treated with chenodeoxycholic acid

The changes in levels of serum cholestanol during a 5-year period in the proband (solid line) and his younger sister (dashed line). Both siblings had an excellent biochemical response to chenodeoxycholic acid. (Source: Koyama S, Okabe Y, Suzuki Y, et al. Differing clinical features between Japanese siblings with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis with a novel compound heterozygous CYP27A1 mutation: a case report. BMC Neurol 2022;22[1]:193. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

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