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Malonyl coenzyme A decarboxylase deficiency: early dietary restriction and time course of cardiomyopathy.
Pediatrics - 1 Aug 2012
Prada Carlos E, Jefferies John L, Grenier Michelle A, Huth Christina M, Page Kimberley I, Spicer Robert L, Towbin Jeffrey A, Leslie Nancy D
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Malonyl coenzyme A (CoA) decarboxylase (MCD) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive organic acidemia characterized by varying degrees of organ involvement and severity. MCD regulates fatty acid biosynthesis and converts malonyl-CoA to acetyl-CoA. Cardiomyopathy is 1 of the leading causes of mor...
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