VARIABILITY OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION IN FUMARATE HYDRATASE DEFICIENCY

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作者
ELPELEG, ON
AMIR, N
CHRISTENSEN, E
机构
[1] SHAARE ZEDEK MED CTR, NEUROPEDIAT UNIT, IL-91000 JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
[2] RIGSHOSP, METAB LAB, DK-2100 COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
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10.1016/S0022-3476(05)81910-9
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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A 5-year-old girl with a previous diagnosis of cerebral palsy, nonprogressive psychomotor retardation, and hypotonia was found to excrete excessive fumaric acid in urine. Fumarate hydratase activity in skin fibroblasts was 10% of the control value. This case underscores the clinical heterogeneity of neurometabolic disorders and the importance of organic acid analysis in the diagnosis of static encephalopathy.
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