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Short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Dec 2008
Jethva Reena, Bennett Michael J, Vockley Jerry
Abstract excerpt
Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD) is a disorder of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation that leads to the accumulation of butyrylcarnitine and ethylmalonic acid in blood and urine. Originally described with a relatively severe phenotype, most patients are now diagnosed through newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry and remain asymptomatic. Molecular analysis of affected individuals has...
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