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Identification of two novel mutations in OCTN2 of three patients with systemic carnitine deficiency.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2000
Vaz F M, Scholte H R, Ruiter J, Hussaarts-Odijk L M, Pereira R R, Schweitzer S, de Klerk J B, Waterham H R, Wanders R J
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Systemic carnitine deficiency is a potentially lethal, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by cardiomyopathy, myopathy, recurrent episodes of hypoketotic hypoglycemia, hyperammonemia, and failure to thrive. This form of carnitine deficiency is caused by a defect in the active cellular upta...
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