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Decreased availability of glutamate limits anaplerosis of the TCA cycle, resulting in low mitochondrial respiration, and nitrogen source, resulting in the high dependency on exogenous non-essential amino acids
Thus, it is much more advantageous to focus on the supplementation of the precursors rather than Glutathione alone
In the U.S, the incidence is approximately 1: 142,000 based on newborn screening data.[10] In Japan, the incidence is approximately 1 in 40,000.[11] The Faroe Islands, an archipelago in the North Atlantic, report the highest incidence of PCD, which is 1 in 300.[12] Some patients with PCD have no or minimal symptoms, and this milder phenotype may remain undiagnosed throughout their entire life