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Molecular and functional characterisation of mild MCAD deficiency.
Human genetics - 1 May 2001
Zschocke J, Schulze A, Lindner M, Fiesel S, Olgemöller K, Hoffmann G F, Penzien J, Ruiter J P, Wanders R J, Mayatepek E
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel mild variant of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) diagnosed in four infants who, in neonatal screening, showed abnormal acylcarnitine profiles indicative of MCADD. Three patients showed completely normal urinary organic acids and phenylpropionic acid loading tests were normal in all four patients. Enzyme studies showed residual MCAD activities between "classical" MCADD and...
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