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The frequency of MCAD mutation (K329E) in the Finnish population

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MCAD :

Medium-chain acyl-CoA-dehydrogenase

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, St. Petersburg Paediatric Medical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

    E. I. Schwartz & N. A. Skobeleva

  2. Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

    J. Ilonen

  3. The Children's Hospital, II Department of Paediatrics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

    H. K. Åkerblom

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Schwartz, E.I., Ilonen, J., Skobeleva, N.A. et al. The frequency of MCAD mutation (K329E) in the Finnish population. Eur J Pediatr 154, 501 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02029369

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