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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-17
pubmed:abstractText
Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is the most common genetic disorder of fatty acid metabolism and has been reported as a cause of sudden death in infants. We investigated the incidence of a rare MCAD mutation (G583A) in a large population of SIDS patients. A method utilising PCR mediated site directed mutagenesis and restriction enzyme digestion was devised to enable rapid and simple testing of large numbers of samples. The G583A mutation was not detected in 413 SIDS patients tested suggesting the mutation is not an important cause of sudden death in infants. The prevalence of this mutation in the general population was estimated to be between 0 and 0.89%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0278-0240
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
131-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapid testing for the MCAD G583A mutation, by PCR-mediated site directed mutagenesis, in an Australian population of SIDS patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Queensland Clinical Genetics Services, Royal Childrens Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article