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Inherited metabolic rare disease.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2010
Pampols Teresa
Abstract excerpt
Inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) represent a vast, diverse and heterogeneous collection of around 700 genetic diseases. They are caused by rare mutations that affect the function of individual proteins and are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in childhood. Difficulties in ascertaining cases and the increasing number of new disorders have hampered efforts to accumulate exhaustive...
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