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Carnitine-palmitoyltransferase 2 deficiency: novel mutations and relevance of newborn screening.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Nov 2008
Illsinger Sabine, Lücke Thomas, Peter Michael, Ruiter Jos P N, Wanders Ronald J A, Deschauer Marcus, Handig Ingrid, Wuyts Wim, Das Anibh M
Abstract excerpt
We report on a newborn male, born at term after an uneventful pregnancy presenting with a pathological acylcarnitine profile in routine newborn screening on the third day of life. The profile showed characteristic elevations of C14:0-, C16:0-, C16:1- and C18:1-acylcarnitines, while the ratio of (C16 + C18:1)/C2 was increased, suggesting CPT2- or carnitine-acylcarnitine-translocase- deficiency. The acylcarnitine...
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