M/SCHAD (medical condition): A metabolic disorder characterized by the deficiency of an enzyme (3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase) which is needed to metabolise long and medum-chain fatty acids. The severity of symptoms may vary depending on the degree of the deficiency.
See also:
Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency:
»Introduction: Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
»Symptoms of Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list M/SCHAD as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
M/SCHAD: Another name for Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
»Symptoms of Medium and long chan 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency
Some of the symptoms of M/SCHAD incude:
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