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Clinical and molecular investigation in Chinese patients with glutaric aciduria type I.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 30 Jan 2016
Zhang Yanghui, Li Haoxian, Ma Ruiyu, Mei Libin, Wei Xianda, Liang Desheng, Wu Lingqian
Abstract excerpt
Glutaric aciduria type I (GA-I) is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by deficiency of glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase (GCDH), leading to an abnormal metabolism of lysine, hydroxylysine and tryptophan. It results in accumulations of glutaric acid, 3-hydroxyglutaric acid and glutaconic acid. Clinical features include the sudden onset of encephalopathy, hypotonia and macrocephaly usually before age...
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