Lathosterol oxidase is a Δ7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SC5D gene.[5][6]

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SC5D
Identifiers
AliasesSC5D, ERG3, S5DES, SC5DL, Sterol-C5-desaturase-like, sterol-C5-desaturase
External IDsOMIM: 602286; MGI: 1353611; HomoloGene: 5044; GeneCards: SC5D; OMA:SC5D - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006918
NM_001024956

NM_172769

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001020127
NP_008849

NP_766357

Location (UCSC)Chr 11: 121.29 – 121.31 MbChr 9: 42.16 – 42.18 Mb
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This gene encodes an enzyme of cholesterol biosynthesis. The encoded protein catalyzes the conversion of lathosterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol. Mutations in this gene have been associated with lathosterolosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been described.[6]

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