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The first case with FBXL4 mutation successfully treated with a parenteral ketogenic diet for lactic acidosis.
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition - 1 Nov 2021
İnci Aslı, Aktaş Emine, Cengiz Ergin Filiz Başak, Okur İlyas, Biberoğlu Gürsel, Ezgü Fatih Süheyl, Tümer Leyla
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BACKGROUND: The ketogenic diet (KD) is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has been used as an effective nonpharmacological treatment in many neurological and metabolic disorders for a long time. The effectiveness of the KD is revealed in mitochondrial disorders, mainly in pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency. CASE REPORT: A 4-year-old girl who was diagnosed with an F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 4 (FBXL4)...
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