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Succinyl-CoA ligase deficiency: a mitochondrial hepatoencephalomyopathy.
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 2010
Van Hove Johan L K, Saenz Margarita S, Thomas Janet A, Gallagher Renata C, Lovell Mark A, Fenton Laura Z, Shanske Sarah, Myers Sommer M, Wanders Ronald J A, Ruiter Jos, Turkenburg Marjolein, Waterham Hans R
Abstract excerpt
This patient presented on the first day of life with pronounced lactic acidosis with an elevated lactate/pyruvate ratio. Urine organic acids showed Krebs cycle metabolites and mildly elevated methylmalonate and methylcitrate. The acylcarnitine profile showed elevated propionylcarnitine and succinylcarnitine. Amino acids showed elevated glutamic acid, glutamine, proline, and alanine. From the age 2 of mo on, she...
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