Acute fatty liver of pregnancy associated with short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency.
There is a correlation between pregnancy complications such as acute fatty liver of pregnancy and long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency. We diagnosed another fatty acid beta-oxidation defect, short-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency, in an infant when evaluating him because his mother had acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Other beta-oxidation defects, in addition to LCHAD deficiency, should be considered in children born after pregnancies complicated by liver disease.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Mayo Clinic & Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Hart
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Murtha
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Vockley
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Gregersen
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Millington
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Treem
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D000328:Adult; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis
D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases