L-carnitine therapy in isovaleric acidemia.
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Isovaleric acidemia, resulting from isovaleryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, is associated with marked reduction of free carnitine in both plasma and urine. Fast atom bombardment-mass spectrometry, hydrolysis, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry have unequivocally identified the existence of isovalerylcarnitine, a new metabolite specific for this disorder. Administration ofequimolar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci111657