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Prevalence of carriers of the most common medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency mutation (G985A) in The Netherlands.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 1996
de Vries H G, Niezen-Koning K, Kliphuis J W, Smit G P, Scheffer H, ten Kate L P
Abstract excerpt
The G985A mutation represents about 90% of all medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) allele mutations that cause the clinical symptoms of MCAD deficiency. The prevalence of carriers varies between different European populations, with high frequencies in the northwestern part of Europe. To determine the prevalence of MCAD carriers with the G985A mutation in The Netherlands, we collected 6195 Guthrie cards of...
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