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This recessively inherited condition causes accumulation of trimethylamine (TMA) in body fluids. Its incidence is not known; while marked cases appear to be quite rare, milder cases may be more frequent. TMA is formed in the gut by bacterial metabolism from dietary precursors such as lecithin and choline.
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Superti-Furga, A. (2003). Other Metabolic Disorders. In: Blau, N., Duran, M., Blaskovics, M.E., Gibson, K.M. (eds) Physician’s Guide to the Laboratory Diagnosis of Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55878-8_41
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