Identification of SLC22A5 Gene Mutation in a Family with Carnitine Uptake Defect

Primary systemic carnitine deficiency is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutation in the SLC22A5 gene on chromosome 5q31. The most common presentations are in infancy and early childhood with either metabolic decompensation or cardiac and myopathic manifestations. We report a case of 9...

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Main Authors: Hatice Mutlu-Albayrak, Judit Bene, Mehmet Burhan Oflaz, Tijen Tanyalçın, Hüseyin Çaksen, Bela Melegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Genetics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/259627
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