Researchers are always looking for new clues to the causes of autism, with special emphasis on prevention or treatment. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Arthur Beaudet has been following clinical ...
Background: Systemic primary carnitine deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder of the carnitine cycle caused by mutations in the SLC22A5 gene that encodes the carnitine transporter, organic ...
The possibility that a mild form of autism may linked to carnitine deficiency has been proposed in a new research paper published in BioEssays. Confirmation of the hypothesis could have revolutionary ...
A ten-year newborn screening program in Yancheng, China, identified 17 infants with primary carnitine deficiency and showed ...
Carnitine is both obtained from nutrition and produced by the body. In preterm infants, the main sources of carnitine are breast milk and infant formulae containing carnitine. Very preterm infants ...
Kidney disease could lead to a deficiency of L-carnitine in the body. Patients with end-stage renal disease who are on renal replacement therapy have been studied for any benefit of L-carnitine ...
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) deficiency is a rare condition characterized by mitochondrial fatty acid b-oxidation. It follows the autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. When energy ...
Prospective neurocognitive effects and quality of life (QOL) in patients with multiple brain metastases receiving whole brain radiation (WBRT) ± thalidomide on radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) ...