Clinical course in a patient with myopathic VLCAD deficiency during pregnancy with an affected baby

Clinical course in a patient with myopathic VLCAD deficiency during pregnancy with an affected baby

Abstract Very long‐chain acyl‐CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency is an autosomal recessive mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation disorder that manifests in three clinical forms: (a) severe, (b) milder, and (c) myopathic. Patients with the myopathic form present intermittent muscular symptoms such as...

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Main Authors: Kenji Yamada, Keiichi Matsubara, Yuko Matsubara, Asami Watanabe, Sanae Kawakami, Fumihiro Ochi, Kozue Kuwabara, Yuichi Mushimoto, Hironori Kobayashi, Yuki Hasegawa, Seiji Fukuda, Seiji Yamaguchi, Takeshi Taketani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:JIMD Reports
Subjects:
familial screening
placenta
pregnancy
ritodrine
rhabdomyolysis
very long‐chain acyl‐CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.12061

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