title: Inborn defects of fatty acid oxidation: a preventable cause of SIDS.
abstract: Inborn errors of fatty acid oxidation, including medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency are readily detectable and treatable metabolic disorders in which recognition of symptoms is important. Symptoms occur when there is fasting, often associated with illness. If not diagnosed, these inborn errors of metabolism can result in sudden death classified as SIDS. These disorders can be diagnosed by ordering plasma or blood spot acylcarnitine profiles.
authors.affiliation: USD School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Keppen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Randall
mesh_terms: D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases / Q000172:deficiency*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D044944:Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenases