FAOD 101 with Dr. Jerry Vockley

Dr. Jerry Vockley (Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, INFORM) takes us through an introduction to fatty acid oxidation disorders to get you ready for this week's MitoAction International Metabolic Conference.

[@BigSparky1316]

So this poped up on my genetic test (Tellmegen) I am 30 years old. Should I be really worried about this I have a family history of diabetes and never have had a high reading of enzymes or anything with my liver but I developed PVC's at 29

[@jibbyjabs]

If you have a fatty acid disorder you need to know which one and get it treated

[@BigSparky1316]

@@jibbyjabs I think the one it says I am missing is like SCAD or Short-chain acyl-CoAdehydrogenase

[@rocpile2773]

I have adult onset SCADD which no one talks about. I’ve been trying to get an appointment with doctor vockley as well and his staff have been making it very difficult to get in.

[@jibbyjabs]

@@rocpile2773 because he can do nothing for you. he treats huge volumes of sick people with serious disorders. SCADD is clinically not, there is no treatment, he can do nothing for you. It isn't considered a disease that can cause symptoms. He has to focus on patients who have serious disorders. Also it's very unwise to denigrate a doctor and their staff online if you want their help. He is involved with MitoAction and so are the staff involved with running this channel. Really not a respectful thing to do to someone who's dedicated their life to helping so many patients even the international ones.

[@madhu_1489]

My acetyl carnitine profile test shows c16 and c18 are high. But no digonse in whole exome sequencing for fatty acid disorders or any other! Is there any other fatty acid disorders other than known till date.