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Intermittent rhabdomyolysis with adult onset associated with a mutation in the ACADVL gene.
Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease - 1 Dec 2013
Antunes Ana Patrícia, Nogueira Célia, Rocha Hugo, Vilarinho Laura, Evangelista Teresinha
Abstract excerpt
Deficiency of very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) is an autosomal recessive disease. Most common phenotypes occur in the neonatal period or in childhood with cardiomyopathy, hepatomegaly, and hypoketogenic hypoglycemia. Juvenile/adult-onset is characterized by exercise intolerance and recurrent rhabdomyolysis triggered by prolonged exercise or fasting. This article reports a patient with the homozygous...
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