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Functional and molecular studies in primary carnitine deficiency.
Human mutation - 1 Dec 2017
Frigeni Marta, Balakrishnan Bijina, Yin Xue, Calderon Fernanda R O, Mao Rong, Pasquali Marzia, Longo Nicola
Abstract excerpt
Primary carnitine deficiency is caused by a defect in the OCTN2 carnitine transporter encoded by the SLC22A5 gene. It can cause hypoketotic hypoglycemia or cardiomyopathy in children, and sudden death in children and adults. Fibroblasts from affected patients have reduced carnitine transport. We evaluated carnitine transport in fibroblasts from 358 subjects referred for possible carnitine deficiency. Carnitine...
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