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Case Reports
. 2001;102(9):427-9.

Metabolic cause of Reye-like syndrome

V Bzduch  1 , D Behulova, W Lehnert, K Fabriciova, L Kozak, A Salingova, E Hrabincova, M Benedekova
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Case Reports

Metabolic cause of Reye-like syndrome

V Bzduch et al. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2001.

Abstract

The most frequent metabolic cause of Reye-like syndrome is medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency. The authors describe a gypsy boy who was repeatedly hospitalised due to symptoms of Reye-like syndrome (serious hypoglycemia, loss of consciousness, seizures, increased values of aminotransferases, decreased values of free carnitine). The diagnosis of MCAD deficiency was established by analysis of plasmatic acylcarnitines by use of tandem mass spectrometry. DNA analysis proved the most common K329E (G985) mutation in gene for MCAD deficiency in homozygous state. The authors have emphasised the advantage of tandem mass spectrometry in the diagnosis of disorders of fatty acid beta-oxidation. This highly sophisticated method can detect most of these disorders from dry blood spots disregarding the symptoms and type of mutation.

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