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Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that prevents the body from converting long-chain fatty acids into energy particularly during periods without food. Carnitine a natural substance acquired mostly through the diet is used by cells to process fats and produce energy. People with this disorder have a faulty enzyme that prevents long-chain fatty acids from being transported into the innermost part of the mitochondria for processing.
