Neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy (NLSDM) is a rare clinical heterogeneous disorder caused by mutations in the patatin-like phospholipase domain-containing 2 (PNPLA2) gene. NLSDM usually presents skeletal myopathy, cardiomyopathy and the multiple organs dysfunction. Around 50 cases of NLSDM have been described worldwide, whereas the comprehensive understanding of this disease are still limited. We therefore recruit NLSDM patients from 10 centers across China, summarize the clinical, muscle imaging, pathological and genetic features, and analyze the genotype-phenotype relationship. A total of 45 NLSDM patients (18 men and 27 women) were recruited from 40 unrelated families. Thirteen patients were born from consanguineous parents. The phenotypes were classified as asymptomatic hyperCKemia (2/45), pure skeletal myopathy (18/45), pure cardiomyopathy (4/45), and the combination of skeletal myopathy and cardiomyopathy (21/45). Right upper limb weakness was the early and prominent feature in 61.5% of

Neutral Lipid Storage Disease With Myopath (NLSDM) is a disease caused by a defect in the PNPLA2 gene encoding ATGL. Patients with NLSDM accumulate triglycerides and exhibit muscle weakness, cardiac failure and hepatosteatosis. Most of these patients die at young age due to cardiac failure. Not much is known about the underlying mechanisms, though recently it was discovered that PPAR activation in ATGL-/- mice was impaired leading to decreased mitochondrial function, lipid accumulation and cardiac failure resulting in death at young age. Activation of PPARs, by treatment with fibrates rescued the phenotype and reduced mortality rates in these mice. These findings may have a major impact for patients with NLSDM if these results can be translated to humans. Therefore, the investigators would like to evaluate the beneficial effects of fibrate treatment on muscle mitochondrial and cardiac function in patients with NLSDM.. Patients will be treated with fibrates during a period of 28 weeks. Baseline ...

Neutral Lipid Storage Disease With Myopath (NLSDM) is a disease caused by a defect in the PNPLA2 gene encoding ATGL. Patients with NLSDM accumulate triglycerides and exhibit muscle weakness, cardiac failure and hepatosteatosis. Most of these patients die at young age due to cardiac failure. Not much is known about the underlying mechanisms, though recently it was discovered that PPAR activation in ATGL-/- mice was impaired leading to decreased mitochondrial function, lipid accumulation and cardiac failure resulting in death at young age. Activation of PPARs, by treatment with fibrates rescued the phenotype and reduced mortality rates in these mice. These findings may have a major impact for patients with NLSDM if these results can be translated to humans. Therefore, the investigators would like to evaluate the beneficial effects of fibrate treatment on muscle mitochondrial and cardiac function in patients with NLSDM.. Patients will be treated with fibrates during a period of 28 weeks. Baseline ...

Jerry Vockley and Inform Network describe everything you want to know about CACT deficiency, a rare fatty acid oxidation disorder. Read more about its symptoms and some developing treatments.

Long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD) can cause cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomyopathy, often presenting in infancy, typically leading to death or heart transplant despite ongoing treatment. Previous data on triheptanoin treatment of cardiomyopathy in LC-FAOD suggested a clinical benef …

It has now been a decade since the causal link between CGI-58 mutations and CDS was established (5), yet molecular mechanism(s) by which CGI-58 prevents CDS has remained elusive. Early studies using skin fibroblasts isolated from patients with neutral lipid storage disease or CDS showed that these cultured cells had striking accumulation of intracellular TAGs under normal growth conditions (10,11,38-41). However, the TAG accumulation could not be explained by alteration in mitochondrial fatty acid uptake, β-oxidation, in vitro lipase activity, or TAG synthesizing enzyme activity (10,11,38-41). Instead, it was found that neutral lipid storage disease fibroblasts had impaired turnover of long-chain fatty acids from stored TAGs (38-41). We have likewise demonstrated that targeted knockdown of CGI-58 in hepatocytes impairs intracellular TAG hydrolysis in vitro and in vivo (2,42). Of interest, CGI-58 is a lipid-droplet-associated protein in adipocytes, achieving this subcellular localization by ...

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Disorder of Cornification 12 (Neutral Lipid Storage Type) information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis.

Fatty acids are one of the bodys fuels: oxidation is the process by which they are broken down to release energy. This process has many steps, each catalysed by a different enzyme. Fatty acid oxidation disorders result from deficiency of one of the enzymes.

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Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCAD) is a rare genetic condition resulting from a mutation (change) in a persons DNA. Due to this change, people with VLCAD have problems breaking down certain fats properly. VLCAD occurs when the body either does not make enough or makes non-working enzyme called very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. Enzymes are proteins that help break down the food we eat into the pieces our body can use for energy. In this case, the job of the VLCAD enzyme is to break down the very long-chain fatty acids, which are parts of the fat from our food. These fatty acids are important energy sources when there are not enough sugars in the body, such as in between meals. A person with VLCAD cannot use this type of fatty acid for energy because it cant break it down. This also causes a build-up of too many unused very long-chain fatty acids, which can be harmful to the body.. Those affected by VLCAD can show symptoms any time between infancy and adulthood. ...

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Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) represent a group of inherited diseases in which genetic defect leads to the block on a metabolic pathway, resulting in a single enzyme dysfunction. As a downstream consequence of the residual or full loss of the enzymatic activity, there is an accumulation of toxic metabolites in the proximity of the metabolic block and/or a deficiency of an essential metabolic product which leads to the clinical presentation of the disease. While individually IEMs are rare, a collectively estimated incidence of metabolic inherited disorders is 1:800. The genetic basis of IEMs can involve abnormalities such as point mutations, deletions or insertions, or more complex genomic rearrangements. Categorization of IEM can be simply made on the basis of the affected metabolic network: fatty acids oxidation disorders, protein/amino acids metabolism disorders, disorders of carbohydrate metabolism, lysosomal storage diseases, peroxisomal disorders, and mitochondrial diseases. This chapter will

Mito New England (MNE) is sponsoring a meeting April 30 to discuss new initiatives at Mass. General Hospital to assist in diagnosis and management of complex medical problems. Dr. Amel Karaa, Dr. Mark Korson, and Tim Boyd from NORD will share their perspectives. This event is open to all affected by complex disease, including but not limited to: Fabry disease, Gaucher disease, Pompe disease, Mucopolysaccahridosis, Mitochondrial disease, Niemann Pick, Fatty acid oxidation disorders, Glycogen storage diseases, Ehler Danlos Syndrome, and other random genetic conditions. Read more. ...

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Variant summary: ACADM c.449_452delCTGA (p.Thr150ArgfsX4) results in a premature termination codon, predicted to cause a truncation of the encoded protein or absence of the protein due to nonsense mediated decay, which are commonly known mechanisms for disease. The variant allele was found at a frequency of 2e-05 in 251336 control chromosomes (gnomAD). c.449_452delCTGA has been reported in the literature in compound heterozygous and homozygous individuals affected with Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Ensenauer_2005, Purevsuren_2009). These data indicate that the variant is very likely to be associated with disease. Three clinical diagnostic laboratories have submitted clinical-significance assessments for this variant to ClinVar after 2014 without evidence for independent evaluation. All laboratories classified the variant as pathogenic. Based on the evidence outlined above, the variant was classified as pathogenic ...

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency (OMIM 201450) is the most common inherited disorder of fatty acid metabolism presenting with hypoglycaemia, hepatopathy and Reye-like symptoms during catabolism. In the past, the majority of patients carried the prevalent c.985A|G mutation in the ACADM gene. Since the introduction of newborn screening many other mutations with unknown clinical relevance have been identified in asymptomatic newborns. In order to identify functional effects of these mutant genotypes we correlated residual MCAD (OMIM 607008) activities as measured by octanoyl-CoA oxidation in lymphocytes with both genotype and relevant medical reports in 65 newborns harbouring mutant alleles. We identified true disease-causing mutations with residual activities of 0 to 20%. In individuals carrying the c.199T|C or c.127G|A mutation on one allele, residual activities were much higher and in the range of heterozygotes (31%-60%). Therefore, both mutations cannot clearly be associated with a

This gene encodes the medium-chain specific (C4 to C12 straight chain) acyl-Coenzyme A dehydrogenase. The homotetramer enzyme catalyzes the initial step of the mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway. Defects in this gene cause medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, a disease characterized by hepatic dysfunction, fasting hypoglycemia, and encephalopathy, which can result in infantile death. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] ...

Sitosterolemia, also known as phytosterolemia, is a rare inherited plant sterol storage disease. Bhattacharyya and Connor first described this disease in 1974.{ref1}{ref2} The original report detailed... more

Yosipof A, Guedes RC, García-Sosa AT. Data Mining and Machine Learning Models for Predicting Drug Likeness and their Disease or Organ Category. Frontiers in Chemistry 2018; accepted for publication.. Bonito CA, Nunes J, Leandro J, Louro F, Leandro P, Ventura FV, and Guedes RC. Unveiling the Pathogenic Molecular Mechanisms of the Most Common Variant (p.K329E) in Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency by in Vitro and in Silico Approaches. Biochemistry 2016; 55: 7086-7098.. Guerreiro PS, Estácio SG, Antunes F, Fernandes AS, Pinheiro PF, Costa JG, Castro M, Miranda JP, Guedes RC, Oliveira NG. Structure-based virtual screening toward the discovery of novel inhibitors of the DNA repair activity of the human apurinic/apyrimidic endonuclease 1. Chem Biol Drug Des 2016; 88: 915-925.. Guedes RA, Serra P, Salvador JAR, Guedes RC. Computational Approaches forthe Discovery of Human Proteasome Inhibitors: An Overview. Molecules, 2016; 21: 927.. Areias LRP, Ruivo EFP, Goncalves LM, Duarte MT., André ...

Three mitochondrial metabolic pathways are required for efficient energy production in eukaryotic cells: the electron transfer chain (ETC), fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO), and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The ETC is organized into inner mitochondrial membrane supercomplexes that promote substrate channeling and catalytic efficiency. Although previous studies have suggested functional interaction between FAO and the ETC, their physical interaction has never been demonstrated. In this study, using blue native gel and two-dimensional electrophoreses, nano-LC-MS/MS, immunogold EM, and stimulated emission depletion microscopy, we show that FAO enzymes physically interact with ETC supercomplexes at two points. We found that the FAO trifunctional protein (TFP) interacts with the NADH-binding domain of complex I of the ETC, whereas the electron transfer enzyme flavoprotein dehydrogenase interacts with ETC complex III. Moreover, the FAO enzyme very-long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase physically interacted ...

Since the introduction of NBS for MCAD deficiency, a new subgroup of newborns has been identified with variant ACADM genotypes that have not been seen before in clinically ascertained patients with classical ACADM genotypes. It remains unclear whether subjects with these variant ACADM genotypes are at risk for the development of a clinical phenotype. Prevention of prolonged fasting was found to be debatable when MCAD enzyme activities ,10% were measured with PP-CoA [2]. In the current study, additional support was provided to abandon the advice on prevention of prolonged fasting under normal conditions in subjects with residual MCAD enzyme activities ,10%. All included subjects could tolerate an overnight controlled fasting tolerance test for at least 15 hours under healthy conditions. An additional PPA loading test determined in vivo residual MCAD enzyme activity. These functional tests were performed after the age of 6 months in all cases, when weaning naturally occurs and PPA loading tests ...

Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency is a fatty acid oxidation disorder associated with inborn errors of metabolism. It is often known as MCAD or MCADD.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Fibroblast Fatty-Acid Oxidation Flux Assays Stratify Risk in Newborns with Presumptive-Positive Results on Screening for Very-Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency. AU - Olpin, Simon. AU - Clark, Shirley. AU - Dalley, Jane. AU - Andresen, Brage Storstein. AU - Croft, Joanne. AU - Scott, Camilla. AU - Khan, Aneal. AU - Kirk, Richard J.. AU - Sparks, Rebecca. AU - Chard, Marisa. AU - Chan, Alicia. AU - Glamuzina, Emma. AU - Bastin, Jean. AU - Manning, Nigel J.. AU - Pollitt, Rodney J.. PY - 2017. Y1 - 2017. U2 - 10.3390/ijns3010002. DO - 10.3390/ijns3010002. M3 - Journal article. VL - 3. JO - International Journal of Neonatal Screening. JF - International Journal of Neonatal Screening. SN - 2409-515X. IS - 1. M1 - 2. ER - ...

1EGC: Crystal structures of the wild type and the Glu376Gly/Thr255Glu mutant of human medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase: influence of the location of the catalytic base on substrate specificity.

1EGC: Crystal structures of the wild type and the Glu376Gly/Thr255Glu mutant of human medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase: influence of the location of the catalytic base on substrate specificity.

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What is unique to this book and not easily found in other textbooks or on the internet is a single organized source that provides detailed information for the practicing physician concerning the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of both inborn errors of metabolism and endocrine disorders. By combining the two disciplines, a physician contemplating the differential diagnosis of a patient with hypoglycemia, for example, will need only one textbook to find full coverage of the potential underlying disorders (ie, hyperinsulinism, glycogen storage diseases, fatty acid oxidation disorders, adrenal insufficiency, and disorders of growth). As there can be many subtypes of a disorder, to assist in identifying the information you need quickly, disease-oriented chapters begin with the At-A-Glance page, a quick reference summary for easy access to the biochemical profile, presentation, occurrence rate, locus, etc., of the disorders covered in the chapter. Another important feature of this textbook ...

Dr. Bennett is professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the metabolic disease laboratory at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. He also holds the Evelyn Willing Bromley Endowed Chair in Clinical Laboratories and Pathology at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. The main focus of Dr. Bennetts research has been the investigation of inborn errors of mitochondrial energy metabolism with a special emphasis on disorders of fatty acid metabolism. He was among the first to describe the fatal clinical phenotype and the first to identify neonatal metabolite abnormalities in medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency. These observations led to the expansion of newborn screening by tandem mass spectrometry, in which most newborns are now screened for MCAD deficiency and a number of other inborn errors of metabolism. He is currently studying the hyperinsulinism associated with deficiency of short-chain L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA ...

Short chain L-3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase (SCHAD) is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in the metabolism of fatty acids. It catalyzes the oxidation of the hydroxyl group of L-3-hydroxyacyl CoA to a keto group, concomitant with the reduction of NAD+ to NADH. Deficiencies in this enzyme result in various disease states, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, hypoketotic hypoglycemia, and liver dysfunction. The proposed research utilizes a multi-faceted approach to understanding the structure-function relationships present in human SCHAD. SCHAD will be purified to homogeneity from an appropriate expression system and its kinetic properties characterized. Crystals of human SCHAD suitable for x-ray diffraction studies will then be prepared in order to resolve the three-dimensional structure of the apoenzyme, the NAD+-complexed enzyme, and the acyl-CoA-complexed enzyme. Site directed mutagenesis and rational inhibitor design studies will be initiated to confirm or further develop ...

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LYS304GLU; In 9 patients with MCAD deficiency, Matsubara et al. [Lancet 335: 1589 (1990)] found an A-to-G transition which resulted in the substitution of lysine (AAA) by glutamic acid (GAA) at residue 329 of the enzyme (K329E). This A-to-G transition occurred at position 985 (G985) of the coding region of the MCAD gene ...

Inborn Errors Metabolism: Errors in metabolic processes resulting from inborn genetic mutations that are inherited or acquired in utero.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) is one of the member of vitamin B complex found abundantly in Venison, Yogurt, Soybeans, Milk,Mushrooms, Spinach, Tempeh etc.. It plays an important role in converting foods (fats, ketone bodies, carbohydrates, and proteins) to energy. B. Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Vitamin B2 and short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (SCADD) is …. ...

Our study has confirmed that the most important criterion for the detection of MCAD deficiency is the presence in the blood spot of octanoylcarnitine at a concentration , 0.3 μM (in this study , 0.38 μM). However, we have also shown that blood spot octanoylcarnitine concentrations are higher in neonates with MCAD deficiency and that there is an association between low octanoylcarnitine and low free carnitine. There are two possible explanations for the latter association. The first is that the volume of blood in the 6 mm disc was substantially less than 10 μl or that the elution was much less efficient for this group of blood spots. We consider this to be very unlikely; all the Guthrie cards that were received were made from approved brands of filter paper, all blood spots were inspected visually to make sure that the 6 mm disc was completely filled, and a standardised procedure was adopted for the elution step. The second and more likely explanation for the association is that these patients ...

The liver is an important site of fat oxidation, which participates in the metabolic regulation of food intake. We showed previously that mice with genetically inactivated Acads, encoding short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD), shift food consumption away from fat and toward carbohydrate when tested in a macronutrient choice paradigm. This phenotypic eating behavior suggests a link between fat oxidation and nutrient choice which may involve an energy sensing mechanism. To identify hepatic processes that could trigger energy-related signals, we have now performed transcriptional, metabolite and physiological analyses in Acads-/- mice following short-term (2 days) exposure to either high- or low-fat diet. Metabolite analysis revealed 25 acylcarnitine species that were altered by diet and/or genotype. Compared to wild-type mice, phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase was 40 % higher in Acads-/- mice after short-term high-fat diet, indicating a low ATP/AMP ratio. Metabolite analyses in isolated

Related Gene(s): ACADM, CFTR, DHCR7, DMD, FMR1, HBA1, HBA2, HBB, PAH, PMM2, SMN1. The high frequency pan-ethnic panel provides carrier screening for the following genetic disorders due to the relatively elevated carrier frequencies and high detection rates in most ethnic groups with severe, early onset clinical presentation: Alpha-thalassemia, beta-thalassemia, beta-globin-related hemoglobinopathies: HbC variant, sickle cell disease, congenital disorder of glycosylation: type Ia, cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy/Becker muscular dystrophy, fragile x syndrome, medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, and spinal muscular atrophy.. Although this testing can detect the majority of disease-causing pathogenic variants, a negative result does not eliminate the possibility that an individual is a carrier of a rare pathogenic variant that was not identified. Please refer to the residual risk table to determine the risk ...

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The accumulation of intracellular fat depots is a polygenic trait. Therefore, the extent of lipid storage in the individuals of a species covers a broad range and is determined by many genetic factors. Quantitative trait loci analysis can be used to identify those genetic differences between two strains of the same species that are responsible for the differences in a given phenotype. We used this method and complementary approaches to identify genes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that are involved in neutral lipid storage. We selected two yeast strains, the laboratory strain BY4741 and the wine yeast AWRI1631, with a more than two-fold difference in neutral lipid content. After crossing, sporulation and germination, we used fluorescence activated cell sorting to isolate a subpopulation of cells with the highest neutral lipid content from the pool of segregants. Whole genome sequencing of this subpopulation and of the unsorted pool of segregants implicated several loci that are involved in lipid

Medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency can be caused by mutations in the ACADM gene. More than 30 ACADM gene mutations that cause medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency have been identified.[9] Many of these mutations switch an amino acid building block in the ACADM enzyme. The most common amino acid substitution replaces lysine with glutamic acid at position 329 in the enzymes chain of amino acids (also written as Lys329Glu or K329E).[10] This mutation and other amino acid substitutions alter the enzymes structure, reducing or abolishing its activity. Other mutations delete or duplicate part of the ACADM gene, which leads to an unstable enzyme that cannot function. With a shortage (deficiency) of functional ACADM enzyme, medium-chain fatty acids cannot be degraded and processed. As a result, these fats are not converted into energy, which can lead to characteristic symptoms of this disorder, such as lack of energy (lethargy) and low blood sugar. Levels of ...

If a metabolic crisis is not treated, breathing problems, seizures, coma, brain damage and sometimes death can occur.. Between episodes of metabolic crisis, babies with LCHAD and TFP may not show any signs of the disease. Other babies with LCHAD or TFP may have problems with their heart, liver and muscles.. Screening and treatment aim to prevent metabolic crises and other symptoms and help children with LCHAD and TFP to lead the healthiest lives possible.. ...

Parents of another patient-in-waiting were afraid to pursue an out-of-state job opportunity because they were uncertain about the quality of medical care that would be available for their child with potential medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD), a condition that prevents babies from being able to turn fat into energy. Without treatment, MCADD babies can experience seizures, extreme sleepiness or comas, and even die. And several parents decided either to give up a job or not return to a job in the hopes of keeping a closer eye on their children in case symptoms of the rare diseases did eventually surface ...

Atherosclerosis is a condition in which fatty material collects along the walls of arteries, forming a plaque. The plaque thickens and hardens over time, eventually blocking blood flow. Once thought of as a lipid storage disease, atherosclerosis is now also recognized as a chronic inflammatory condition that increases risk of coronary and cerebrovascular disease. Atherosclerotic plaques include macrophages, which release inflammatory cytokines into the surrounding area. The inflammatory processes that mediate atherosclerosis occur in disease states such as obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Typical complications from this progressive disease include plaque rupture, which can cause clot formation. If the blood vessel is fully blocked, the plaque rupture can cause a stroke or heart attack. Analyzing the expression, regulation, and sequence of atherosclerotic genes can help determine their relative importance to the biology of the cellular or disease processes under study and further ...

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This article discusses inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are single gene defects that result in abnormalities in the synthesis or catabolism of proteins, carbohydrates or fats. Individually they are rare but together they are common with a collective incidence in ~ 1 in 3,000 live births.

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Three general forms of clinical presentation in VLCAD deficient patients are known.5 6 The severe childhood form of the disease consists of patients with early onset of symptoms, a very high mortality, or a high number of disease episodes, presence of cardiomyopathy, and siblings who have died. The second group is the mild childhood form and includes patients presenting later in infancy and childhood with a generally milder presentation (fasting induced hypoketotic hypoglycaemia) and fewer episodes of disease precipitation. Cardiomyopathy is rare in this group and mortality much lower. The third group of patients presents in adulthood with an isolated muscular form of the disease (myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and myoglobinuria). It has recently been shown that patients with the severe childhood form of the disease preferentially have null mutations that lead to no residual enzyme activity.6 Our patient is considered to have a severe neonatal form with cardiomyopathy and a severe homozygous ...

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NIH Rare Diseases : 50 sitosterolemia is a rare inherited condition in which plant sterols accumulate in the blood and tissues. plant sterols, including sitosterol, stigmasterol, and campesterol, are fatty substances found in vegetable oils and nuts. individuals with sitosterolemia have extremely high levels of sitosterol (30 to 100 times higher than normal), along with mildly to moderately elevated levels of cholesterol in their blood. these plant sterols and cholesterol build up in the arteries, leading to premature thickening of the artery walls and early heart disease. affected individuals may also develop small yellowish growths called xanthomas on or under the skin and in the tendons. sitosterolemia is caused by mutations in the abcg5 or abcg8 gene. the condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. treatment involves restricting foods that are high in plant and shellfish sterols, and taking medications that decrease the concentration of these products in the blood. last ...

MalaCards based summary : Muscular Lipidosis, also known as lipid storage myopathy, is related to acyl-coa dehydrogenase, short-chain, deficiency of and carnitine deficiency, systemic primary. An important gene associated with Muscular Lipidosis is ACADS (Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Short Chain). Affiliated tissues include heart, skeletal muscle and kidney, and related phenotypes are Decreased viability and Decreased viability ...

Chace DH, Adam BW, Smith SJ, Alexander JR, Hillman SL, Hannon WH. Validation of accuracy-based amino acid reference materials in dried-blood spots by tandem mass spectrometry for newborn screening assays. Clin Chem. 1999;45:1269-77.. Wang SS, Fernhoff PM, Hannon WH, Khoury MJ. Mediumchain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency: human genome epidemiology review. Genet Med. 1999;1(7):332-9.. Hannon WH, Henderson LO, Bell CJ. Newborn screening quality assurance. In: Khoury MJ, Burke W, Thomson EJ, editors. Genetics and public health in the 21st century: using genetic information to improve health and prevent disease. NewYork: Oxford University Press, 2000:243-58.. Mei JV, Alexander JR, Adam BW, Hannon WH. Use of filter paper for the collection and analysis of human whole blood specimens. J Nutr. 2001;131:1631S-6S.. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using tandem mass spectrometry for metabolic disease screening among newborns: a report of a work group. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ...

Disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation with an emphasis on control of insulin secretion by short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. The Neuronal-Ceroid Lipofuscinoses. A study of the function of CLN3P, the protein responsible for Juvenile Batten Disease.. Clinical ...

Disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation with an emphasis on control of insulin secretion by short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. The Neuronal-Ceroid Lipofuscinoses. A study of the function of CLN3P, the protein responsible for Juvenile Batten Disease.. Clinical ...

MCADD is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, meaning an affected individual must inherit a mutated allele from both of their parents. ACADM is the gene involved, located at 1p31, with 12 exons and coding for a protein of 421 amino acids. There is a common mutation, rs77931234(C) (in dbSNP orientation), among Northern European Caucasians, which results in a lysine being replaced by a glutamic acid at position 304 of the protein (note: numbering may vary depending on reference). Other mutations have been identified more commonly since newborn screening has expanded the mutation spectrum. The 985A,G (rs77931234C) common mutation is present in the homozygous state in 80% of Caucasian individuals who presented clinically with MCADD and in 60% of the population identified by screening.Wikipedia ...

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The synthesis of a (fluorine-18) fluoroaryl estrogen in no-carrier-added form requires the use of ($\sp{18}$F) F$\sp-$. A great amount of effort has been made toward incorporation of ($\sp{18}$F) F$\sp-$onto an electron-rich aromatic ring, but none have found general application. Several strategies were explored for the synthesis of a (fluorine-18) fluoroaryl estrogen. The synthesis of 2- ($\sp{18}$F) fluoroestradiol (12) required the use of a trimethylammonium salt as a leaving group and a ketone as an activating group. Incorporation yields of fluorine-18 were low, between 10 and 20%, but reproducible. This allowed the testing of 2-($\sp{18}$F) fluoroestradiol in immature female rats. The only information that could be reliably taken from this study was that uptake of 12 was receptor mediated. In order to more accurately assess the ability of 12 to localize selectively in target tissue and resist metabolism, it must be administered to animals possessing SHBG ...

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