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ReviewMolecular genetics and metabolism2008

Short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.

Reena Jethva, Michael J Bennett, Jerry Vockley

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Review in Molecular genetics and metabolism, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34citing papers in PubMed
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Reena JethvaDivision of Human and Molecular Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Abramson Research Center, Room 1002, 3615 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Michael J Bennett
Jerry Vockley
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

METABOLISM OF SHORT CHAIN ACYL COAS AND THEIR DEFICIENCYR01DK054936 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI VOCKLEY, GERARD · 1999 to 2013
$2.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK054936NIDDK NIH HHS R01-DK54936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD) is a disorder of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation that leads to the accumulation of butyrylcarnitine and ethylmalonic acid in blood and urine. Originally described with a relatively severe phenotype, most patients are now diagnosed through newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry and remain asymptomatic. Molecular analysis of affected individuals has identified a preponderance of private inactivating point mutations and one common one present in high frequency in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry. In addition, two polymorphic variants have been identified that have little affect on enzyme kinetics but impair folding and stability. Individuals homozygous for one of these variants or compound heterozygous for one of each often show an increased level of ethylmalonic acid excretion that appears not to be clinically significant. The combination of asymptomatic affected newborns and the frequent variants can cause much confusion in evaluating and treating individuals with SCADD. The long-term consequences and the need for chronic therapy remain current topics of contention and investigation.

Indexed as

Acyl-CoA DehydrogenasesAnimalsFemaleGenetic TestingHumansInfant, NewbornLipid Metabolism, Inborn ErrorsMaleMutationPolymorphism, GeneticAcyl-CoA Dehydrogenases

Identifiers

PMID18977676
PMCPMC2720545
OpenAlexW2071573024

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