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A case of holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency with insufficient response to prenatal biotin therapy.
Brain & development - 1 Nov 2009
Yokoi Kyoko, Ito Tetsuya, Maeda Yasuhiro, Nakajima Yoko, Kurono Yukihisa, Sugiyama Naruji, Togari Hajime
Abstract excerpt
Holocarboxylase synthetase (HCS) deficiency is an inborn error of biotin metabolism, leading to a multiple carboxylases deficiency. As the affected fetus sometimes presents with enlargement of the cerebral ventricles and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), prenatal administration of biotin has been attempted in some pregnancies. We present herein the case of a Japanese neonate with HCS deficiency who received...
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