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The paradox of the carnitine palmitoyltransferase type Ia P479L variant in Canadian Aboriginal populations.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Apr 2009
Greenberg Cheryl R, Dilling Louise A, Thompson G Robert, Seargeant Lorne E, Haworth James C, Phillips Susan, Chan Alicia, Vallance Hilary D, Waters Paula J, Sinclair Graham, Lillquist Yolanda, Wanders Ronald J A, Olpin Simon E
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Investigation of seven patients from three families suspected of a fatty acid oxidation defect showed mean CPT-I enzyme activity of 5.9+/-4.9 percent of normal controls. The families, two Inuit, one First Nation, live in areas of Canada geographically very distant from each other. The CPT1 and CP...
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