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Carnitine Deficiency: Primary and Secondary Syndromes

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Carnitine Today

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Emerging literature has shown that carnitine deficiency may be frequently recognized in human and the list of disorders associated with carnitine deficiency is growing.

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Famularo, G., Matricardi, F., Nucera, E., Santini, G., De Simone, C. (1997). Carnitine Deficiency: Primary and Secondary Syndromes. In: Carnitine Today. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6005-0_6

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