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Epilepsy in Propionic Acidemia: Case Series of 14 Saudi Patients.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Oct 2018
AlGhamdi Afnan, Alrifai Muhammad Talal, Al Hammad Abdullah I, Al Mutairi Fuad, Alswaid Abdulrahman, Eyaid Wafaa, Alfadhel Majid
Abstract excerpt
Propionic acidemia is an inborn error of metabolism that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. It is characterized by a deficient propionyl-CoA carboxylase due to mutations in either of its beta or alpha subunits. In the literature, there is a clear association between propionic acidemia and epilepsy. In this cohort, we retrospectively reviewed the data of 14 propionic acidemia patients in Saudi Arabia...
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