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Biochemical and molecular correlations in carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Jul 1999
Vladutiu G D
Abstract excerpt
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency is the most common lipid myopathy in adults and is characterized by exercise-induced pain, stiffness, and myoglobinuria. Retrospective analysis of patients with CPT II deficiency has made it possible to correlate the presence of disease-causing mutations in the CPT2 gene with residual CPT activity in muscle. We present evidence that the ratio of CPT II...
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