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The prevalence of the G985 allele of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency among sudden infant death victims and healthy newborns in northern Germany

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Abbreviations

MCAD :

medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase

SID :

sudden infant death

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Santer, R., Gregersen, N., Tanaka, K. et al. The prevalence of the G985 allele of medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency among sudden infant death victims and healthy newborns in northern Germany. Eur J Pediatr 154, 497 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02029364

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