title: Fatty Acid Beta-Oxidation Disorders: A Brief Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation disorders (FAODs) are a heterogeneous group of defects in fatty acid transport and mitochondrial β-oxidation. They are inherited as autosomal recessive disorders and have a wide range of clinical presentations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The background information and case report provide important insight into mitochondrial FAODs. The article provides a wealth of information describing the scope of these disorders.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This article presents a typical case of medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency and summarizes the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of mitochondrial FAODs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: Vijay A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Vishwanath
keywords: Fatty acid β-oxidation disorder; MCAD deficiency; Mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation disorders