Show Notes
A new international case series revisits the natural history of D-bifunctional protein deficiency, showing that survival into adolescence and adulthood is possible and that normal VLCFA levels do not exclude the diagnosis. Dr James Nurse speaks with Dr Unai Díaz-Moreno and Dr Spyros Batzios about expanding phenotypes, genotype–phenotype correlations, and the growing role of early genetic diagnosis.
From Neonatal Encephalopathy to Adult Survival: Revisiting the Natural History of D-Bifunctional Protein Deficiency in a Multicentre International Case Series U. Diaz-Moreno, et al https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.70118
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