Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:4.1.2.13 (aldolase)
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A neonate is described whose clinical condition rapidly and irreversibly deteriorated on day two. He developed a profound acidosis, hypoglycaemia and a shock-like syndrome. The infant was centrally cyanosed and had a systolic murmur from a moderately severe pulmonary valve stenosis and a small atrial septal defect. The overwhelming acidosis was inconsistent with the severity of the congenital heart defects and as no infection was found a metabolic cause was sought. Liver tissue obtained at autopsy shortly after death on day four, showed deficiencies of fructose-1, 6-biphosphatase and aldolase.
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PMID:Severe acidosis in a neonate with pulmonary valve stenosis: a possible stress inducer of a fatal syndrome of fructose-1, 6-biphosphatase and aldolase deficiency. 259 90