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Diagnoses of newborns and mothers with carnitine uptake defects through newborn screening.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 May 2010
Lee Ni-Chung, Tang Nelson Leung-Sang, Chien Yin-Hsiu, Chen Chun-An, Lin Sho-Juan, Chiu Pao-Chin, Huang Ai-Chu, Hwu Wuh-Liang
Abstract excerpt
Carnitine uptake defect (CUD) is an autosomal recessive fatty acid oxidation defect caused by a deficiency of the high-affinity carnitine transporter OCTN2. CUD patients may present with hypoketotic hypoglycemia, hepatic encephalopathy or dilated cardiomyopathy. Tandem mass spectrometry screening...
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