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Evidence for linkage of human primary systemic carnitine deficiency with D5S436: a novel gene locus on chromosome 5q.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 1998
Shoji Y, Koizumi A, Kayo T, Ohata T, Takahashi T, Harada K, Takada G
Abstract excerpt
Primary systemic carnitine deficiency (SCD) is a rare hereditary disorder transmitted by an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The disorder includes cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, hypoketotic coma with hypoglycemia, and hyperammonemia. In this study, we conducted a linkage analysis of a Japanese SCD family with a proband-a 9-year-old girl-and 26 members. The serum and urinary carnitine levels were...
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