Proposal for an individualized dietary strategy in patients with very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

ConclusionsThis study shows that a strict diet cannot prevent poor clinical outcome in severely affected patients and that the LC-FAO flux is a good predictor of clinical outcome in individuals with VLCADD identified before its introduction in NBS. Hereby, we propose an individualized dietary strategy based on the LC-FAO flux score.

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Source: Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease - March 19, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research