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Leigh Syndrome with COX deficiency and SURF1 gene mutations: MR imaging findings.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 1 Jan 2000
Rossi Andrea, Biancheri Roberta, Bruno Claudio, Di Rocco Maja, Calvi Angela, Pessagno Alice, Tortori-Donati Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the nuclear SURF1 gene are specifically associated with cytochrome c oxidase (COX)-deficient Leigh syndrome. MR imaging abnormalities in three children with this condition involved the subthalamic nuclei, medulla, inferior cerebellar peduncles, and substantia nigra in all cases. The dentate nuclei and central tegmental tracts were involved in two cases each (all instances), and the putamina,...
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