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Tryptophan therapy for non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, 602, Kamikyoku, Kyoto, Japan

    F. Inoue, S. Matsuo, H. Yoshioka, Y. Takeuchi, H. Yamanaka, N. Kodo, A. Kinugasa & T. Sawada

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Inoue, F., Matsuo, S., Yoshioka, H. et al. Tryptophan therapy for non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia. J Inherit Metab Dis 15, 399–401 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02435987

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