Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0002027 (8-Dehydrocholesterol)
Biospecimen
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.3 +/- 0.1 (0.2 - 0.5) uM
Age
Infant (0-1 year old)
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
References
    1. van Rooij A, Nijenhuis AA, Wijburg FA, Schutgens RB: Highly increased CSF concentrations of cholesterol precursors in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1997 Aug;20(4):578-80. [PubMed:9266395 ]