Study of Phosphatidylcholine in a Patient With Methionine Adenosyltransferase Deficiency

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2000-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine whether plasma choline and breast milk choline levels are low at fasting in a patient with methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency, and if the choline levels are low, determine whether choline levels respond to dietary supplementation with phosphatidylcholine.

II. Determine whether this patient has a fatty liver by magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• Collaborator: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Criteria

• Patient with methionine adenosyltransferase deficiency who is nursing