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Novel missense mutation (R94S) in the TAZ ( G4.5) gene in a Japanese patient with Barth syndrome.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2002
Sakamoto Osamu, Kitoh Toshiyuki, Ohura Toshihiro, Ohya Noriaki, Iinuma Kazuie
Abstract excerpt
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked disorder characterized by cardiomyopathy, short stature, neutropenia, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. Mutations have been identified in the TAZ ( G4.5) gene in patients with BTHS. This article presents a mutation analysis of this gene in a Japanese boy with cardiomyopathy with abnormal mitochondria, cyclic neutropenia, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria (type 2). The...
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