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Fish odor syndrome (trimethylaminuria) supporting the possible FMO3 down expression in childhood: a case report.
Journal of medical case reports - 6 Oct 2014
D'Angelo Rosalia, Scimone Concetta, Esposito Teresa, Bruschetta Daniele, Rinaldi Carmela, Ruggeri Alessia, Sidoti Antonina
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INTRODUCTION: Trimethylaminuria is a rare inherited disorder due to decreased metabolism of dietary-derived trimethylamine by flavin-containing monooxygenase 3. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms of the flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 gene have been described and result in an enzyme with decreased or abolished functional activity for trimethylamine N-oxygenation thus leading to trimethylaminuria. CASE...
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