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Metabolic encephalopathy in beta-ketothiolase deficiency: the first report from India.
Brain & development - 1 Jun 2014
Akella Radha Rama Devi, Aoyama Yuka, Mori Chihiro, Lingappa Lokesh, Cariappa Rohit, Fukao Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Beta-ketothiolase deficiency, or mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (T2) deficiency, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder affecting isoleucine catabolism and ketone body metabolism. A patient from South India presented with acute ketoacidosis at 11 months of age. During the acute crisis the...
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