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Carnitine palmitoyl transferase II deficiency, neonatal form

ORPHA:228308· ICD-10 E71.3

Definition

The neonatal form of carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT II) deficiency, an inherited disorder that affects mitochondrial oxidation of long chain fatty acids (LCFA), is the lethal form of the disease which presents with multisystem failure.

Prevalence
<1 / 1 000 000
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Neonatal