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A SURF1 gene mutation presenting as isolated leukodystrophy.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 2001
Rahman S, Brown R M, Chong W K, Wilson C J, Brown G K
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects are increasingly recognized in patients with leukodystrophy. We report the first case of leukodystrophy with systemic cytochrome oxidase deficiency caused by a loss of function mutation in the SURF1 gene in a 2-year-old girl presenting with failure to thrive, global neurodevelopmental regression, and lactic acidosis. Although all previously reported mutations in the SURF1...
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