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Variants in the ethylmalonyl-CoA decarboxylase (ECHDC1) gene: a novel player in ethylmalonic aciduria?
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Sept 2021
Fogh Sarah, Dipace Graziana, Bie Anne, Veiga-da-Cunha Maria, Hansen Jakob, Kjeldsen Margrethe, Mosegaard Signe, Ribes Antonia, Gregersen Niels, Aagaard Lars, Van Schaftingen Emile, Olsen Rikke K J
Abstract excerpt
Ethylmalonic acid (EMA) is a major and potentially cytotoxic metabolite associated with short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) deficiency, a condition whose status as a disease is uncertain. Unexplained high EMA is observed in some individuals with complex neurological symptoms, who carry the SCAD gene (ACADS) variants, c.625G>A and c.511C>T. The variants have a high allele frequency in the general population,...
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