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Short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency

Jethva, R.; Bennett, M.J.; Vockley, J.

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 95(4): 195-200

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1096-7192
PMID: 18977676
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2008.09.007
Accession: 023593040

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Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD) is a disorder of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation that leads to the accumulation of butyrylcarnitine and ethylmalonic acid in blood and urine. Originally described with a relatively severe phenotype, most patients are now diagnosed through newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry and remain asymptomatic.

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