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Severe infantile hypotonia with ethylmalonic aciduria: case report.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jun 2008
Okuyaz Cetin, Ezgü Fatih Süheyl, Biberoglu Gürsel, Zeviani Massimo, Tiranti Valeria, Yilgör Esat
Abstract excerpt
An 8-month-old girl was admitted to an outpatient clinic with significant hypotonia and weakness. Organic acid analysis in urine revealed a significant increase in ethylmalonic acid. A deoxyribonucleic analysis revealed the presence of a 625G>A (G-to-A substitution at nucleotide 625) variant short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase gene polymorphism. With the clinical, biochemical and molecular findings,...
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