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Association of CPT II gene with risk of acute encephalitis in Chinese children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Oct 2014
Hu Jianxia, Chen Zongbo, Liu Xiaoyi, Chen Zhihong, Xin Dandan, Liu Peipei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations of the CPT II gene cause CPT II deficiency, an inborn metabolic error affecting mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation. Associations and mechanisms of CPT II gene with acute encephalitis need to be elucidated. We aimed to investigate the associations of CPT II gene variants and CPT II activity with development of acute encephalitis. METHODS: A total of 440 blood-unrelated Chinese children with...
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