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SIDS & carnitine shuttle

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Mars-Aris
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09/14/04 - 05:06 AM

A deficiency of carnitine shuttle impairing neonatal b-oxidation ιs believed to play a role in SIDS

Any other ideas concerning this?or SIDS?

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09/14/04 - 05:40 AM

Medium chain acetyl coA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is one step further in the b-oxidation. (1st reaction in mitochondrial matrix)

SIDS is related to CAT-1 (canitine) deficiency.

Any oither clinical relevances about lipid metabolism?

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