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Metabolite studies in HIBCH and ECHS1 defects: Implications for screening.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Aug 2015
Peters Heidi, Ferdinandusse Sacha, Ruiter Jos P, Wanders Ronald J A, Boneh Avihu, Pitt James
Abstract excerpt
3-Hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase deficiency (HIBCHD) is a rare inborn error of the valine catabolic pathway associated with Leigh-like disease. We report a female patient who presented at the age of 5months with hypotonia, developmental delay and cerebral atrophy on MRI. Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency was initially suspected and decreased activity was shown in fibroblasts. Urine tandem mass spectrometry...
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