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RETINAL PHENOTYPE IN A CASE OF LCHAD/TFP DEFICIENCY WITH LATE-STAGE DIAGNOSIS.
Retinal cases & brief reports - 1 Jan 2000
Knowles Jacob A, Dimopoulos Ioannis S, MacDonald Ian M
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PURPOSE: To report the retinal phenotype of a rare case of long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD)/trifunctional protein (TFP) deficiency diagnosed in his late 40s with ocular findings of diffuse chorioretinal atrophy and bilateral retinoschisis. METHODS: An acylcarnitine profile assay revealed LCHAD/TFP deficiency in a 45-year-old man with a history of high myopia, bilateral decreased vision, episodic...
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