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Trimethylaminuria (fish odor syndrome): genotype characterization among Portuguese patients.
Gene - 15 Sept 2013
Ferreira Filipa, Esteves Sofia, Almeida Lígia S, Gaspar Ana, da Costa Cláudia Dias, Janeiro Patrícia, Bandeira Anabela, Martins Esmeralda, Teles Elisa Leão, Garcia Paula, Azevedo Luísa, Vilarinho Laura
Abstract excerpt
Trimethylaminuria (TMAu) or "fish odor syndrome" is a metabolic disorder characterized by the inability to convert malodorous dietarily-derived trimethylamine (TMA) to odorless TMA N-oxide by the flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3). Affected individuals unable to complete this reaction exude a "fishy" body odor due to the secretion of TMA in their corporal fluids leading to a variety of psychosocial...
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