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Mutations in the medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) gene.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1992
Tanaka K, Yokota I, Coates P M, Strauss A W, Kelly D P, Zhang Z, Gregersen N, Andresen B S, Matsubara Y, Curtis D
Abstract excerpt
Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) catalyzes the first reaction of the beta-oxidation cycle for 4-10-carbon fatty acids. MCAD deficiency is one of the most frequent inborn metabolic disorders in populations of northwestern European origin. In the compilation of data from a worldwide study of 172 unrelated patients each representing an independent pedigree, a total of 8 different mutations have been...
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