Creatine replacement therapy in guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency, a novel inborn error of metabolism

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9030, 1996, Pages 789-790

  Stöckler, Sylvia ^a,c   Hanefeld, Folker ^a   Frahm, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH   (Germany)

^c ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0030596907     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)04116-5     Document Type: Article

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