Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome Research Paper
Danielle O’Connell - Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome was first recognized in 1964 by David Smith, Luc Lemli, and John Opitz when many similar symptoms were recognized between three of their patients. At this time the disorder was called “RHS syndrome” which is a combination of the first letters in all the last names of these patients. Over the next 20 to 25 years many more cases popped up with the same symptoms of the first three patients. These new cases expanded the doctor's knowledge about the disorder and its characteristics. During the time when the disorder was new, many of the children that had this disorder ended up dying because they had trouble growing or they got a bad infection. This genetic disorder
The Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome was first recognized in 1964 by David Smith, Luc Lemli, and John Opitz when many similar symptoms were recognized between three of their patients. At this time the disorder was called “RHS syndrome” which is a combination of the first letters in all the last names of these patients. Over the next 20 to 25 years many more cases popped up with the same symptoms of the first three patients. These new cases expanded the doctor's knowledge about the disorder and its characteristics. During the time when the disorder was new, many of the children that had this disorder ended up dying because they had trouble growing or they got a bad infection. This genetic disorder