Short Communication
Clinical and biochemical findings in a Spanish boy with primary carnitine deficiency
P. Briones,
B. Garavaglia, A. Ribes,
M. E. Yoldi, M. Rodés,
C. Romero, F. García-Bragado,
P. Briones
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorA. Ribes
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporaciò Sanitaria, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorM. Rodés
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporaciò Sanitaria, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorP. Briones,
B. Garavaglia, A. Ribes,
M. E. Yoldi, M. Rodés,
C. Romero, F. García-Bragado,
P. Briones
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorA. Ribes
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporaciò Sanitaria, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorM. Rodés
Instituto de Bioquímica Clínica, Corporaciò Sanitaria, Barcelona, Spain
Search for more papers by this authorInstituto de Bioquímica Clínica, Carretera Flor de Maig s/n, Apartado de Correos 137, Cerdanyola, Barcelona, 08290, Spain
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