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VLCAD

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VLCAD

Long Name: Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Symptoms: Various manifestations, ranging from fatal infantile encephalopathy to recurrent myoglobin in the urine, similar to the myopathic form of CPT II deficiency.

Cause: Autosomal recessive

Treatment: See Beta-oxidation Defects

Links: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5508/vlcad-deficiency

 

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