Rare cause of ketolysis: Monocarboxylate transporter 1 deficiency.

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BACKGROUND: Monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1) deficiency (MIM #616095) is a relatively new identified cause of recurrent ketoacidosis triggered by fasting or infections. MCT1 was first described in 2014 by van Hasselt et al. to result from both homozygous and heterozygous mutations in the SLC16A1 gene. Patients with homozygous mutations are known to have a more severe phenotype with developmental delay and...

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