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Molecular prenatal diagnosis in families with fetal mitochondrial trifunctional protein mutations.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2001
Ibdah J A, Zhao Y, Viola J, Gibson B, Bennett M J, Strauss A W
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility of molecular prenatal diagnosis in families with mitochondrial trifunctional protein (TFP) mutations and prospectively study the effects of fetal genotype on pregnancy outcome. TFP catalyzes the last 3 steps in mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid oxidation. STUDY DESIGN: We performed molecular prenatal diagnosis in 9 pregnancies, 8 in 6 families with isolated long-chain...
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