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The 625G>A SCAD gene variant is common but not associated with increased C4-carnitine in newborn blood spots.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Jan 2005
van Maldegem B T, Waterham H R, Duran M, van der Vlies M, van Woerden C S, Bobu L L, Wanders R J A, Wijburg F A
Abstract excerpt
The 625G>A variant of the short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) gene is considered to confer susceptibility for developing 'clinical SCAD deficiency' and appears to be common in the general population. To determine the frequency of the 625G>A variant in The Netherlands, we analysed 1036 screening cards of 5- to 8-day-old newborns and found 5.5% homozygous and 31.3% heterozygous for the 625G>A variant. An...
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