Medium chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency and SIDS.
Medium chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) is a potentially fatal genetic defect in fatty acid metabolism and may account for a proportion of all deaths initially attributed to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Effective therapy and prevention are available.
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Division of Neonatology, St. Peter's Medical Center, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick 08903.
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Gardner
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D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000172:deficiency*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000378:metabolism*; D005526:Food, Formulated; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*
D004041:Dietary Fats; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases; D042964:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase