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Correlation between genotype, metabolic data, and clinical presentation in carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT2) deficiency.
Human mutation - 1 May 2003
Thuillier Laure, Rostane Hidayeth, Droin Veronique, Demaugre France, Brivet Michèle, Kadhom Noman, Prip-Buus Carina, Gobin Stéphanie, Saudubray Jean-Marie, Bonnefont Jean-Paul
Abstract excerpt
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT2) deficiency, the most common inherited disease of the mitochondrial long-chain fatty acid (LCFA) oxidation, may result in distinct clinical phenotypes, namely a mild adult muscular form and a severe hepatocardiomuscular disease with an onset in the neonatal period or in infancy. In order to understand the mechanisms underlying the difference in severity between these...
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