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Late onset type of propionic acidaemia: Case report and biochemical studies

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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A late-onset case of propionic acidaemia with favourable response to restriction of dietary protein is described. During a keto-acidotic crisis, this patient demonstrated unexpectedly low concentrations of propionic acid and glycine in blood and urine but increased urinary output of some secondary metabolites.

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  1. Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid 34, Spain

    B. Merinero, J. A. DelValle, A. Jiménez, M. J. Garcia & M. Ugarte

  2. Servicio de Pediatria, Residencia Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain

    R. Solaguren, O. López & I. Condado

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  1. B. Merinero
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Merinero, B., DelValle, J.A., Jiménez, A. et al. Late onset type of propionic acidaemia: Case report and biochemical studies. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 71–72 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263596

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