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Molecular analysis of Taiwanese patients with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase deficiency.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2009
Lin Wei-De, Wang Chung-Hsing, Lai Chien-Chen, Tsai Yushin, Wu Jer-Yuarn, Chen Chih-Ping, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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BACKGROUND: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase deficiency (HL deficiency) is a rare autosomal recessive mitochondrial disease characterized by a deficiency in the enzyme 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA lyase (HMGCL). Here, we report on novel mutations identified in the HMGCL gene in 2 Taiwanese patients with HL deficiency. METHODS: Analysis of organic acids in urine was performed using gas chromatography-mass...
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