Long chain fatty acid oxidation defects in children: Importance of detection and treatment options

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-192

  Hayes, B ^a   Lynch, B ^a   O'Keefe, M ^a   Monavari, A A ^a   Treacy, Eileen P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Hypoketotic hypoglycaemia; Myopathy; Reyes disease; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; CREATINE KINASE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME DEFECT; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LONG CHAIN 3 HYDROXYACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE DEFECT; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; REFLEX DISORDER; RETINOPATHY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRIFUNCTIONAL PROTEIN DEFICIENCY;

FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MULTIENZYME COMPLEXES;

EID: 34548486037     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-007-0025-y     Document Type: Article

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