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A late-onset presentation of lipoamide dehydrogenase (E3) deficiency is described in a North American Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) family. Diagnosis was made by urine organic acid and molecular analyses.
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Sansaricq, C., Pardo, S., Balwani, M. et al. Biochemical and molecular diagnosis of lipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency in a North American Ashkenazi Jewish family. J Inherit Metab Dis 29, 203–204 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10545-006-0175-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10545-006-0175-5