Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with propionic acidemia from the Amish community
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Successful pregnancy and delivery in a woman with propionic acidemia from the Amish community☆
Propionic acidemia (PA) is an inborn error of protein metabolism with a variable clinical presentation ranging from neonatal encephalopathy to seemingly asymptomatic individuals who present with cardiomyopathy or sudden death. PA is recognized in the Amish population, often with an early asymptomatic course and eventual cardiac complications. Thus, Amish women with PA may reach reproductive age...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2214-4269
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2016.05.003