LIFESTYLE MEDICINE: WORKING TOGETHER TO REVERSE THE CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC IN LATIN AMERICA


A novel mutation in two cousins with guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency presented with autism

Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of creatine biosynthesis.Here, we Bong Bowls report 9 and 10-year-old cousins with GAMT deficiency caused by a novel mutation who both exhibited neurodevelopmental retardation, seizures, behavioral problems, and autism that began during early infancy.The pat

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Spinal cord injury in an adult patient with thoracic butterfly vertebra: a case report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Butterfly vertebrae are a rare Board Game congenital vertebral anomaly.An overlap of this spinal anomaly with other diseases has been reported.However, to the authors’ knowledge, the coexistence of butterfly vertebrae and spinal cord injury has not been reported in the literature.Case presentation A 42-year-old male was admitt

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