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Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency: Multimedia

Author: Georgianne L Arnold, MD, Director of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Clinic, Department of Pediatrics and Genetics, Associate Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Updated: Feb 18, 2009

Multimedia

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency.Media file 1: Molybdenum cofactor deficiency.
Molybdenum cofactor deficiency.

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency.

Sulfite oxidase deficiency and molybdenum cofacto...Media file 2: Sulfite oxidase deficiency and molybdenum cofactor deficiency in the metabolism of sulfated amino acids.
Sulfite oxidase deficiency and molybdenum cofacto...

Sulfite oxidase deficiency and molybdenum cofactor deficiency in the metabolism of sulfated amino acids.

Pictured is an infant with sulfite oxidase defici...Pictured is an infant with sulfite oxidase deficiency. Note the narrow bifrontal diameter and deep-set eyes.
Pictured is an infant with sulfite oxidase defici...

Pictured is an infant with sulfite oxidase deficiency. Note the narrow bifrontal diameter and deep-set eyes.

More on Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency

Overview: Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
Differential Diagnoses & Workup: Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
Treatment & Medication: Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
Follow-up: Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
Multimedia: Sulfite Oxidase Deficiency
References

References

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Further Reading

Keywords

sulfite oxidase deficiency, molybdenum cofactor deficiency, seizures, mental retardation, inborn error of metabolism, feeding difficulties, neurologic regression, microcephaly, myoclonus, tonic/clonic seizures, opisthotonus, movement disorder, hyperekplexia

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Georgianne L Arnold, MD, Director of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Clinic, Department of Pediatrics and Genetics, Associate Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Georgianne L Arnold, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Medical Genetics, American Society of Human Genetics, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, and Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Disclosure: Biomarin Grant/research funds clinical trial

Medical Editor

Christian J Renner, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Erlangen, Germany
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Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Robert Anthony Saul, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Carolina; Senior Clinical Geneticist, Greenwood Genetic Center
Robert Anthony Saul, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics, and American College of Physician Executives
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CME Editor

Paul D Petry, DO, FACOP, FAAP, Consulting Staff, Freeman Pediatric Care, Freeman Health System
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Bruce Buehler, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Microbiology, Executive Director, Hattie B Munroe Center for Human Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Bruce Buehler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association on Mental Retardation, American College of Medical Genetics, American College of Physician Executives, American Medical Association, and Nebraska Medical Association
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