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The gold-standard diagnostic test for peroxisomal disorders (PDs) is plasma concentration analysis of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). However, this method’s time-consuming nature and limitations in cases which present normal VLCFA levels ...
Blai Morales-Romero +9 more
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Unravelling new pathways of sterol metabolism [PDF]
Purpose of reviewTo update researchers of recently discovered metabolites of cholesterol and of its precursors and to suggest relevant metabolic pathways.Recent findingsPatients suffering from inborn errors of sterol biosynthesis, transport and ...
Björkhem +23 more
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR TYPE I GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE [PDF]
A 16½-year-old girl with type I glycogen storage disease was treated by orthotopic liver transplantation under cyclosporin/steroid immunosuppression. All metabolic stigmata of the disease were relieved and 1 year postoperatively she follows a normal diet
Alper +15 more
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The Challenge of Diagnosis and Indication for Treatment in Fabry Disease
Fabry disease, caused by deficient alpha-galactosidase A lysosomal enzyme activity, remains challenging to health-care professionals. Laboratory diagnosis in males is carried out by determination of alpha-galactosidase A activity; for females, enzymatic ...
Marco A. Curiati MD +7 more
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CNTF protects oligodendrocytes from ammonia toxicity: Intracellular signaling pathways involved
In pediatric patients, hyperammonemia can provoke irreversible damages to developing CNS like cortical atrophy, ventricular enlargement, demyelination or gray and white matter hypodensities which are concordant with alterations of neurons and ...
Laurène Cagnon, Olivier Braissant
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Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), the most severe form of T-cell immunodeficiency, can be screened at birth by quantifying T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) in dried blood spot (DBS) samples.
Ana Argudo-Ramírez +15 more
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Newborn screening using tandem mass spectrometry: A systematic review [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate the evidence for the clinical effectiveness of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and medium-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency using tandem mass spectrometry (tandem MS).
Beverley, C. +4 more
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LABRAD : Vol 39, Issue 2 - December 2013 [PDF]
Diagnosis of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Pakistan Inherited Metabolic Disorders-Presenting as Metabolic Emergencies Role of Biochemical Genetics Laboratary in Evaluation of IEM Amino Acid Chromatography for the Diagnosis of Inborn Error of Metabolism ...
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 on patients with inborn errors of immunity [PDF]
Stuart G. Tangye +68 more
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Role of caspases, calpain and cdk5 in ammonia-induced cell death in developing brain cells
Hyperammonemia in neonates and infants causes irreversible damages in the developing CNS due to brain cell loss. Elucidating the mechanisms triggering ammonia-induced cell death in CNS is necessary for the development of neuroprotective strategies.
Laurène Cagnon, Olivier Braissant
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