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OAA Connects with Metabolic Professionals at SIMD NAMA Training
OAA Connects with Metabolic Professionals at SIMD NAMA Training Kathy Stagni, Executive Director of the Organic Acidemia Association, represented OAA at the SIMD/NAMA Foundations…
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Celebrating 23 Years of OAA Calendars
Celebrating 23 Years of OAA Calendars For the last 15 years, it has been an absolute honor and joy to volunteer as the designer…
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InforMMA Observational Study Sponsored by Genespire
InforMMA Observational Study Sponsored by Genespire Genespire is sponsoring a study, InforMMA, to better understand methylmalonic acidaemia (MMA), a rare inherited metabolic disorder. The…
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Why Does It Take So Long: A Field Guide to the Research Pipeline
Why Does It Take So Long: A Field-guide to the Research Pipeline Families often ask us why a promising treatment they read about seems…
Read MoreOAA Financial Summary 2025
OAA Financial Summary 2025 Each year we report the financial status of the OAA, highlighting our accomplishments and the source/use of funds received. In…
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Jack, Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy
Jack, Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy Jack was born seemingly healthy but fighting an invisible battle inside his little body. On Jack’s second day home from the…
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Jack, Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy
Jack, Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy Jack was born seemingly healthy but fighting an invisible battle inside his little body. On Jack’s second day home from the…
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Sannae, Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA Mut 0)
Sannae, Methylmalonic Acidemia, (MMA Mut 0) “I was only just born when my parents started to feel that something wasn’t right with my health,”…
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Zara, Isovaleric Acidemia
Every Meal Is a Science Experiment: Raising Zara with Isovaleric Acidemia At the center of every calculation is not a medical condition. It is…
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Our Journey with Propionic Acidemia in Ecuador: Eithan’s Story
Our Journey with Propionic Acidemia in Ecuador: Eithan’s Story English Spanish English Eithan Arana is a 5-year-old boy from Ecuador, the youngest child in…
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Gabriell, 26 years old, PA
Gabriell, 26 years old, PA Hi all! My name is Gabriell Snyder. I’m 26 years old and was the first case of PA diagnosed…
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Eli, 4.5 years old, GA-1 update
Eli, 4.5 years old, GA-1update In the Fall 2024 Newsletter, Mike and Sandra Wagner shared their story about their son, Eli. Diagnosed with GA1…
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New Research Provides Insight Into How Propionic Acidemia Changes Liver Metabolism
New Research Provides Insight Into How Propionic Acidemia Changes Liver Metabolism Guo-Fang Zhang, PhD, Duke University Propionic acidemia (PA) is caused by deficiency of…
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Update on the Rapid Blood Ammonia Testing Instrument
Update on The Rapid Blood Ammonia Testing Instrument Thomas Veltman, Ph.D.President and CTOAza Technology, Inc.tv@azatechnology.com Aza Technology has made significant progress towards the commercialization…
Read MoreFishing for New Drugs for Propionic Acidemia
Fishing for New Drugs for Propionic Acidemia BY: VIRGINIA GINOCCHIONICOLA BRUNETTI-PIERRI, MD, FACMGASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORTELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICSAND MEDICINE VIA CAMPI FLEGREI 3480078 POZZUOLI (NAPOLI),…
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What causes high ammonia and glycine in MMA?
What causes high ammonia and glycine in MMA? New insight into disease mechanisms from mouse and human tissues and a possible new treatment. MMA…
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Point-of-Care Ammonia Monitoring from a Single Drop of Blood
Point-of-Care Ammonia Monitoring from a Single Drop of Blood Thomas Veltman, Ph.D., Aza Technology, Inc.tv@azatechnology.com In an earlier article in this newsletter, I described…
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PA Study at the NIH
PA Study at the NIH Natural History, Physiology, Microbiome and Biochemistry Studies of Propionic Acidemia Dr. Chuck Venditti and Dr. Oleg Shchelochkov seek Propionic…
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Insurance coverage can fall short, but help is available.
Insurance coverage can fall short, but help is available. Recap from today’s NORD webinar on insurance coverage of medical foods and nutrition, plus an…
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Nutricia Changes Production of GlutarAde
Nutricia Changes Production of GlutarAde
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Join Us for a Dietician Talk-Exclusively for OAA Families
Exclusively for our OAA families — Hope you can join us for our OAA Dietitian Talk Feel free to submit questions ahead of this…
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Propionic Acidemia Nutrition Guidelines
Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines The Nutrition Guideline Committee is happy to announce that the Organic Acidemia Workgroup has published the “Propionic Acidemia (PROP)…
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Are We There Yet? Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines
Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines Are we there yet?! The Journey of the development of Propionic Acidemia Nutrition Guidelines It seems appropriate that the Propionic…
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Low Protein Food Product Companies
Low Protein Food Product Companies USDA Nutrient Database Search the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard ReferenceEnter up to 5 keywords which best describe the…
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