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First case report of short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in China.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2012
Jiang MinYan, Liu Li, Peng MinZhi, Liang CuiLi, Sheng HuiYing, Cai YanNa
Abstract excerpt
Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD) is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. It is caused by rare mutations as well as polymorphic susceptibility variants. We describe here the case of a 1-year-old male patient who had growth and mental retardation, seizures, and recurring fever since infancy. Urinary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) showed...
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