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ADOA – Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy ADOA – Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy –...

What is Alpers syndrome? Alpers syndrome is a mitochondrial disease that primarily affects the brain, vision, muscles, and liver. It goes by...

Barth Syndrome / LIC (Lethal Infantile Cardiomyopathy) Symptoms: Skeletal myopathy, cardiomyopathy, short stature, and neutropenia Cause:...

Beta-oxidation Defects See LCAD, LCHAD, MAD, MCAD, SCAD, SCHAD, VLCAD Treatment: High carbohydrate-low fat diet, administration of medium-chain...

Carnitine-Acyl-Carnitine Deficiency Symptoms: Seizures, apnea, bradycardia, vomiting, lethargy, coma, enlarged liver, limb weakness, myoglobin...

Carnitine Deficiency Symptoms: Seizures, apnea, bradycardia, vomiting, lethargy, coma, enlarged liver, limb weakness, myoglobin in the urine,...