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SSADH deficiency possibly associated with enzyme activity-reducing SNPs.
Brain & development - 1 Oct 2016
Akiyama Tomoyuki, Osaka Hitoshi, Shimbo Hiroko, Kuhara Tomiko, Shibata Takashi, Kobayashi Katsuhiro, Kurosawa Kenji, Yoshinaga Harumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that affects the degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid and leads to the accumulation of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in body fluids. Diagnosis of SSADH deficiency is challenging, since the neurological symptoms are non-specific. CASE: The patient is a nine-year-old Japanese boy who presented with...
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