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Consanguinity and rare mutations outside of MCCC genes underlie nonspecific phenotypes of MCCD.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Aug 2015
Shepard Peter J, Barshop Bruce A, Baumgartner Matthias R, Hansen John-Bjarne, Jepsen Kristen, Smith Erin N, Frazer Kelly A
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PURPOSE: 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (MCCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of leucine catabolism that has a highly variable clinical phenotype, ranging from acute metabolic acidosis to nonspecific symptoms such as developmental delay, failure to thrive, hemiparesis, muscular hypotonia, and multiple sclerosis. Implementation of newborn screening for MCCD has resulted in broadening the range of...
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