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Identification of phenylpropionylcarnitine, a new metabolite of phenylpropionic acid, in a patient with medium chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency

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Moore, R., Millington, D.S., Norwood, D. et al. Identification of phenylpropionylcarnitine, a new metabolite of phenylpropionic acid, in a patient with medium chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis 13, 325–329 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01799386

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