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Vitamin E supplementation improves neutropenia and reduces the frequency of infections in patients with glycogen storage disease type 1b
Neutropenia and/or neutrophil dysfunction are part of glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) phenotype. Recent studies indicated that activation of apoptosis and increased reactive oxygen species are implica...
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Myasthenia gravis in a patient affected by glycogen storage disease type Ib: A further manifestation of an increased risk for autoimmune disorders?
Glycogen storage disease type Ib (GSD Ib, OMIM 232220) is an inborn disorder of glucose metabolism, caused by mutations in the G6PT gene, encoding a glucose 6-phosphate transporter (G6PT). GSD Ib is mainly associ...
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HHH syndrome (hyperornithinaemia, hyperammonaemia, homocitrullinuria), with fulminant hepatitis-like presentation
We report a 3-year-old Italian patient with the hyperornithinaemia, hyperammonaemia, homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome who presented with neurological deterioration after an intercurrent infection. Hyperammonae...
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Vitamin D status in patients affected by Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an inborn error of cholesterol biosynthesis characterized by developmental delay and multiple malformations.Some of the patients have skin photosensitivity and therefore te...