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These disorders cause an unpleasant fish-like body odour. The problems are psychosocial and management centres on attempting to minimise the odour.
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Walker, V., Wevers, R.A. (2006). Trimethylaminuria and Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase Deficiency. In: Fernandes, J., Saudubray, JM., van den Berghe, G., Walter, J.H. (eds) Inborn Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-28785-8_31
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