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Biotinidase deficiency: "if you have to have an inherited metabolic disease, this is the one to have".
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jun 2012
Wolf Barry
Abstract excerpt
Biotinidase recycles the vitamin biotin. Biotinidase deficiency is an autosomal recessively inherited neurocutaneous disorder. The symptoms of the disorder can be successfully treated or prevented by administering pharmacological doses of biotin. The biotinidase gene (BTD) has been cloned and sequenced; its genomic organization has been determined and more than 150 mutations have been identified. The disorder...
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