Fatty-acid metabolism disorder
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fatty-acid-metabolism-disorder-291-9773147
title:
Fatty-acid metabolism disorder
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A broad classification for genetic disorders that result from an inability of the body to produce or utilize an enzyme or transport protein that is required to oxidize fatty acids. They are an inborn error of lipid metabolism, and when it affects the muscles also a metabolic myopathy. The enzyme or transport protein can be missing or improperly constructed, resulting in it not working. This leaves the body unable to produce energy within the liver and muscles from fatty acid sources. The body's
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty-acid_metabolism_disorder
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2024-04-15T00:59:04Z
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