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Glucose metabolism in a child with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a lyase deficiency

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Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

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A child with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase deficiency suffered from fasting hypoglycaemia and impaired ketone body formation.

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  1. Neuropediatric Department, Louvain University, Bruxelles, Belgium

    B. François

  2. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Bern University, Switzerland

    C. Bachmann

  3. Pediatric Clinic, University Hospital, Binnengasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    R. B. H. Schutgens

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François, B., Bachmann, C. & Schutgens, R.B.H. Glucose metabolism in a child with 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme a lyase deficiency. J Inherit Metab Dis 4, 163–164 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263641

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