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Results 1 - 2 of 2 for ".ALPHA.-KETOGLUTARIC" ACID OR ARGININE OR ESTRADIOL OR ESTRIOL OR ESTRONE OR ISOLEUCINE OR LEUCINE OR LEVOCARNITINE OR ORNITHINE OR PROGESTERONE OR TESTOSTERONE OR VALINE
  1. ... complex. This complex acts on a compound called alpha-ketoglutaric acid as part of an important series of reactions ... the abnormal brain development and the excess of alpha-ketoglutaric acid in the urine characteristic of Amish lethal microcephaly. ...
  2. ... or third month of life. A compound called alpha-ketoglutaric acid can be detected in their urine (alpha-ketoglutaric aciduria), and during episodes of viral illness they tend to develop elevated levels of acid in the blood and tissues (metabolic acidosis). Infants ...