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ArticleJournal of inherited metabolic disease1997

A new peroxisomal beta-oxidation disorder in twin neonates: defective oxidation of both cerotic and pristanic acids.

E Christensen, S A Pedersen, H Leth, C Jakobs, R B Schutgens, R J Wanders

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Article in Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

E ChristensenDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Juliane Marie Center, Rigshospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
S A Pedersen
H Leth
C Jakobs
R B Schutgens
R J Wanders
University of Amsterdam · NLHvidovre Hospital · DKRigshospitalet · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twin brothers were born with clinical symptoms indicating that they were suffering from Zellweger syndrome. However, instead of a generalized peroxisomal dysfunction, only very long-chain fatty acids and the pristanic acid/phytanic acid ratio were elevated in plasma and decreased oxidation of very long-chain fatty acids and pristanic acid was the only impairment found in fibroblasts. The other peroxisomal parameters tested were normal, including normal oxidation of phytanic acid and normal activity of dihydroxyacetonephosphate acyltransferase in fibroblasts as well as normal plasma bile acids. Although the biochemical results point to a defect in peroxisomal beta-oxidation, the isolated finding of impaired oxidation of very long-chain fatty acids and pristanic acid has to our knowledge not been reported previously and is difficult to explain by a deficiency of a known peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzyme.

Indexed as

Diseases in TwinsFatty AcidsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobodiesOxidation-ReductionPhytanic AcidZellweger SyndromeFatty Acidshexacosanoic acidPhytanic Acidpristanic acid

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PMID9323560
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