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Studies on the Metabolic Error in Refsum's Disease
Daniel Steinberg, … , Oddvar Stokke, Sigvald Refsum
Daniel Steinberg, … , Oddvar Stokke, Sigvald Refsum
Published March 1, 1967
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1967;46(3):313-322. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI105533.
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Studies on the Metabolic Error in Refsum's Disease

Abstract

Studies utilizing mevalonic acid-2-14C and D2O as precursors failed to provide evidence for an appreciable rate of endogenous biosynthesis of phytanic acid in a patient with Refsum's disease.

Authors

Daniel Steinberg, Charles E. Mize, Joel Avigan, Henry M. Fales, Lorentz Eldjarn, Kenneth Try, Oddvar Stokke, Sigvald Refsum

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