Enhanced urinary excretion of leukotriene E4 in patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency.

Mayatepek, E; Hoffmann, G F; Bremer, H J · J Pediatr · 1993

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

In patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency, urinary excretion of the leukotriene LTE4 was found to be elevated. A positive linear relationship between increased urinary excretion of mevalonate and LTE4 (n = 5) suggests that increased cysteinyl leukotriene synthesis is involved in the pathomechanisms of this disease.

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