%0 Journal Article %T DIAGN¨®STICO "IN VITRO" DE LA DEFICIENCIA DE ACIL-CoA DESHIDROGENASA DE CADENA CORTA %A Osorio %A Jos¨¦ Henry %A Ribes %A Antonia %A Lluc %A Montse %J Biosalud %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X short-chain acyl-coa dehydrogenase (scad) is the key enzyme for degrading fatty acids with a 4-6 atoms carbon chain. it is necessary to always confirm this deficiency using laboratory methods. fibroblasts of patients suffering scad deficiency were incubated with tritiated palmitate and miristatesubstrates. a significant difference (p<0.05) was found when comparing tritiated palmitate and miristate degradation between controls and patients suffering scad deficiency. %K scad %K fatty acids %K metabolism %K inherited inborn metabolic errors %K fibroblasts. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1657-95502009000100013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en