Sunday 13 January 2013

Fun Fact #1

Apparently......

"VLCAD deficiency is estimated to affect 1 in 40,000 to 120,000 people".

Reference:

Genetics Home Reference (2013) Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. [online] Available at: http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/very-long-chain-acyl-coa-dehydrogenase-deficiency [Accessed: 10th January 2013].
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2 comments:

  1. Wei Xiang17 January 2013 at 04:09

    Is there no treatment?

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  2. Brenfirah17 January 2013 at 04:45

    Hey Wei Xiang, there are treatments however they are more centered towards the diet of the VLCADD patient.

    Such as ; avoid going long time without food, low fat, high carbohydrate diet is recommended or the Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT) oil -this must be prescribed by the doctor.

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