An inherited disorder that prevents carnitine from normally attaching to long-chain fatty acids that is used to make energy in the mitochondria. There are three main types of CPT II deficiency: a severe newborn form, a severe infant form that affects the heart and liver, and a later-onset form that affects muscles.
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