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Monolysocardiolipin in cultured fibroblasts is a sensitive and specific marker for Barth Syndrome.
Journal of lipid research - 1 Oct 2006
van Werkhoven Michiel Adriaan, Thorburn David Ross, Gedeon Agi Kyra, Pitt James Jonathon
Abstract excerpt
Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is an X-linked recessive disorder that results in abnormal metabolism of the mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin (CL). CLs are decreased and monolysocardiolipins (MLCLs), intermediates in CL metabolism, are increased in a variety of tissues. Measurement of decreased CL levels in skin fibroblasts has previously been proposed as a diagnostic test for BTHS. We investigated whether elevated...
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