Residual OCTN2 transporter activity, carnitine levels and symptoms correlate in patients with primary carnitine deficiency

Background: The prevalence of primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) in the Faroe Islands is the highest reported in the world (1:300). Serious symptoms related to PCD, e.g. sudden death, have previously only been associated to the c.95A > G/c.95A > G genotype in the Faroe Islands. We report and c...

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Main Authors: Jan Rasmussen, Allan M. Lund, Lotte Risom, Flemming Wibrand, Hannes Gislason, Olav W. Nielsen, Lars Køber, Morten Duno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426914000366