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Retrospective study of the medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in Portugal.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Ventura F V, Leandro P, Luz A, Rivera I A, Silva M F B, Ramos R, Rocha H, Lopes A, Fonseca H, Gaspar A, Diogo L, Martins E, Leão-Teles E, Vilarinho L, Tavares de Almeida I
Abstract excerpt
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is the commonest genetic defect of mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation. About 60% of MCADD patients are homozygous for the c.985A>G (p.Lys329Glu) mutation in the ACADM gene (G985 allele). Herein, we present the first report on the molecular and biochemical spectrum of Portuguese MCADD population. From the 109 patients studied, 83 were diagnosed after...
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