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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Introduction

Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A rare disorder where the body lacks enzymes needed to convert some fats (medium-chain fatty acids) into energy and hence these fats build up in the body and cause damage. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency is available below.

Symptoms of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

• Vomiting
• Lack of energy
• Lethargy
• Low blood sugar
• Seizures
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Wrongly Diagnosed with Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency?

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• Failure to diagnose Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Deaths

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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency:

• Infant death #occurs in 25% of cases
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Causes of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Disease Topics Related To Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency:

• Fatty acid oxidation disorder
• Sudden infant death syndrome
• VLCAD deficiency
• LCAD deficicency
• MCAD deficiency
• SCHAD deficiency
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Misdiagnosis and Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

Medical research articles related to Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency include:

• Urinary metabolic profile
• Outcome of neonatal screening for medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in Australia: a cohort study.
• Clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of newborn screening for medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency using tandem mass spectrometry
• The cost-effectiveness of expanding newborn screening for up to 21 inherited metabolic disorders using tandem mass spectrometry: results from a decision-analytic model
• Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Diagnosis)
• Carnitine Deficiency (Overview)
• Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Follow-up)
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Treatment)
• more research...»

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Research about Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Statistics for Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Broader Related Topics

• Lipid metabolism conditions
• Genetic conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• more types...»

Types of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency

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Definitions of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency:

Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, or a subtype of Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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