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New case of mitochondrial HMG-CoA synthase deficiency. Functional analysis of eight mutations.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Ramos Mónica, Menao Sebastián, Arnedo María, Puisac Beatriz, Gil-Rodríguez María Concepción, Teresa-Rodrigo María Esperanza, Hernández-Marcos María, Pierre Germaine, Ramaswami Uma, Baquero-Montoya Carolina, Bueno Gloria, Casale Cesar, Hegardt Fausto G, Gómez-Puertas Paulino, Pié Juan
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial HMG-CoA synthase deficiency is a rare inherited metabolic disorder that affects ketone-body synthesis. Acute episodes include vomiting, lethargy, hepatomegaly, hypoglycaemia, dicarboxylic aciduria, and in severe cases, coma. This deficiency may have been under-diagnosed owing to the absence of specific clinical and biochemical markers, limitations in liver biopsy and the lack of an effective method...
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