Abstract
Background: Primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) is a disorder of fatty acid oxidation with a high prevalence in the Faroe Islands. Only patients homozygous for the c.95A>G (p.N32S) mutation have displayed severe symptoms in the Faroese patient cohort. In this study, we investigated carnitine levels in skeletal muscle, plasma, and urine as well as renal elimination kinetics before and after intermission with l-carnitine in patients homozygous for c.95A>G.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Title of host publication | JIMD Reports |
Editors | Johannes Zschocke, Matthias Baumgartner, Eva Morava, Marc Patterson, Shamima Rahman, Verena Peters |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 103-111 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 20 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-662-46700-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- oral supplementation
- free carnitine
- Faroe Islands
- Carnitine level
- renal reabsorption