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Inherited disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation: a new responsibility for the neonatologist.
Seminars in neonatology : SN - 1 Feb 2002
Roe Charles R
Abstract excerpt
The disorders of mitochondrial fat oxidation present clinically with three major clinical phenotypes: hypoketotic hypoglycemia, cardiomyopathy, and myopathy. Although these features can present together in some of the disorders, one will be the dominant clinical problem. This review will describe these clinical phenotypes while addressing the diagnostic value of various clinical and laboratory studies which are...
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