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Diagnosis of very-long chain ACYL-COA dehydrogenase deficiency using tritiated substrates

Diagnostico De La Deficiencia De Acil-Coa Deshidrogenasa De Cadena Muy Larga Mediante El Uso De Sustratos Tritiados





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Osorio, J. H., Ribes, A., & Lluc, M. (2008). Diagnosis of very-long chain ACYL-COA dehydrogenase deficiency using tritiated substrates. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 8(1), 40-44. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.8.1.1323.2008
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Osorio, J. H., Ribes, A., & Lluc, M. (2008). Diagnosis of very-long chain ACYL-COA dehydrogenase deficiency using tritiated substrates. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 8(1), 40-44. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.8.1.1323.2008

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José Henry Osorio
Antonia Ribes
Montse Lluc

Introduction: very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) is the key enzyme for degrading fatty acids with a chain of 14-24 atoms of carbon. It is necessary to confirm always this deficiency using laboratory methods.
Materials and methods: during the present work fibroblasts of patients suffering VLCAD deficiency were incubated with tritiated palmitate and miristate.

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