Abstract
Six infants and children with medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency were found to have hyperuricemia during an acute episode. Hyperuricemia may be a clue to the diagnosis of medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-446 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Supported in part by Special Projects of National and Regional Significance grant No. MCJ-000252. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and by General Clinical Research Centers Program grant No. RR-69, National Institutes of Health. Submitted for publication Dec. 31. 1990: accepted Oct. 3. 1991. Reprint requests: A. Davidson-Mundt. RN. MS, Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave., Box B-153, Denver, CO 80218. 9/22/34171 Increased serum uric acid levels have been rePorted in disorders of fatty acid metabolism, 3 but the significance of hyperuricemia in the differential diagnosis of encephalopathy in children has not been emphasized.
Funding
Supported in part by Special Projects of National and Regional Significance grant No. MCJ-000252. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and by General Clinical Research Centers Program grant No. RR-69, National Institutes of Health. Submitted for publication Dec. 31. 1990: accepted Oct. 3. 1991. Reprint requests: A. Davidson-Mundt. RN. MS, Children's Hospital, 1056 E. 19th Ave., Box B-153, Denver, CO 80218. 9/22/34171 Increased serum uric acid levels have been rePorted in disorders of fatty acid metabolism, 3 but the significance of hyperuricemia in the differential diagnosis of encephalopathy in children has not been emphasized.
Funders | Funder number |
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Bureau of Maternal and Child Health and Resources Development | |
General Clinical Research Centers Program | RR-69 |
Special Projects of National and Regional Significance | MCJ-000252 |
National Institutes of Health | |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |