Genetics Home Reference

Genetics Home Reference (GHR) is the National Library of Medicine s Web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions. Here you can find a condition summary on medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency that describes the major features of the condition, provides information about the condition s genetic basis, and explains its pattern of inheritance. In addition, a summary of the gene or chromosome related to medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency is provided.  

The Genetics Home Reference has recently published the following summary for medium-chain acyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency  

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Adapted from the Genetics Home Reference of the National Library of Medicine http //ghr.nlm.n ill.gov/condition=isobutyrylcoenzymeadehydrogenasedeficiency... 

These sources were used to develop the Genetics Home Reference condition summary on isobutyryl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency. 

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