What can pediatricians learn from adult inherited metabolic diseases?

This paper highlights that inherited metabolic diseases are no longer limited to pediatrics, as about half of patients are now adults. It emphasizes that pediatricians can learn from adult medicine, particularly regarding long-term outcomes, milder adult forms of disease, and adult-onset conditions that broaden understanding of metabolism. Overall, it stresses the importance of close collaboration between pediatric and adult specialists to improve diagnosis, care, and therapeutic development.