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Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency: Two neonatal cases with common splicing mutation and in vitro bezafibrate response.
Brain & development - 1 Aug 2015
Vatanavicharn Nithiwat, Yamada Kenji, Aoyama Yuka, Fukao Toshiyuki, Densupsoontorn Narumon, Jirapinyo Pipop, Sathienkijkanchai Achara, Yamaguchi Seiji, Wasant Pornswan
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BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation (FAO) disorders are among the causes of acute encephalopathy- or myopathy-like illness. Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CACT) deficiency is a rare FAO disorder, which represent an energy production insufficiency during prolonged fasting, febrile illness, or increased muscular activity. CACT deficiency is caused by mutations of the SLC25A20 gene. Most patients...
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