Carnitine brain transporter deficiency (medical condition): An inherited deficiency of carnitine caused by the impaired ability of the carnitine transporter protein to carry the carnitine to where it is needed. Instead the carnitine is excreted through the urine. Fasting or illness can trigger a severe attack.
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Carnitine transporter deficiency:
»Introduction: Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Symptoms of Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Causes of Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Treatments for Carnitine transporter deficiency
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Carnitine brain transporter deficiency:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Carnitine brain transporter deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Carnitine brain transporter deficiency: Another name for Carnitine transporter deficiency (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Symptoms of Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Causes of Carnitine transporter deficiency
»Treatments for Carnitine transporter deficiency
Some of the causes of Carnitine brain transporter deficiency are included in the list below:
Read more about causes of Carnitine brain transporter deficiency (Carnitine transporter deficiency)
Some of the symptoms of Carnitine brain transporter deficiency incude:
Treatments for Carnitine brain transporter deficiency (Carnitine transporter deficiency) include:
Read more about treatments for Carnitine brain transporter deficiency
Treatment of Carnitine brain transporter deficiency: For more treatment information about Carnitine brain transporter deficiency, see treatment of Carnitine transporter deficiency (Carnitine brain transporter deficiency)
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