Diagnostic challenges and outcome of fatty acid oxidation defects in a tertiary care center in Lebanon
Our experience highlights the diagnostic challenges and outcome of fatty acid oxidation defects in a resource-constrained country with high consanguinity rates. Physicians' awareness and systematic neonatal screening are key for diagnosis. Larger genotype-phenotype studies are still needed to understand the natural history of these rare diseases and possibly improve their outcome.
Authors
- Jinane Samaha
- Pascale E. Karam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0164-4935)
- Katia El Taoum
- Rose T. Daher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-8279)
Institutions
- American University of Beirut Medical Center (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-024-03325-4
- Primary Topic
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00