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Elevated circulating long-chain acylcarnitine concentration

MedGen UID:
1853265
•Concept ID:
C5872919
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Finding
HPO: HP:0035018

Definition

Concentration of long-chain acylcarnitine in the blood circulation above the upper limit of normal. Acylcarnitines are classified according to the number of carbon atoms in the acyl-chain. Long-chain acylcarnitines have between thirteen and twenty carbon atoms in the acyl-chain (C13-C20), [from HPO]

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Effects of fasting, feeding and exercise on plasma acylcarnitines among subjects with CPT2D, VLCADD and LCHADD/TFPD.
Elizondo G, Matern D, Vockley J, Harding CO, Gillingham MB
Mol Genet Metab 2020 Sep-Oct;131(1-2):90-97. Epub 2020 Sep 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.09.001. PMID: 32928639Free PMC Article

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Enhanced hepatic respiratory capacity and altered lipid metabolism support metabolic homeostasis during short-term hypoxic stress.
O'Brien KA, McNally BD, Sowton AP, Murgia A, Armitage J, Thomas LW, Krause FN, Maddalena LA, Francis I, Kavanagh S, Williams DP, Ashcroft M, Griffin JL, Lyon JJ, Murray AJ
BMC Biol 2021 Dec 15;19(1):265. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-01192-0. PMID: 34911556Free PMC Article

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