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How can i test if i have pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency?
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Call Stanford U: This disorder has metabolic and neurological manifestations with a wide range of severity, caused by mutations in an enzyme complex with multiple subunits. Testing is available at stanford university school of medicine in palo alto, ca.
Answered 7/13/2013
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Blood test: It's a specific assay that can be run from a blood sample
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