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The case of an infant with both dilated cardiomyopathy and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria is presented. The literature on this subject is reviewed.
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Draaisma, J.M.T., van Kesteren, I.C., Daniëls, O. et al. Dilated cardiomyopathy with 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. Pediatr Cardiol 15, 89–90 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00817615
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