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Ethylmalonic encephalopathy is caused by mutations in ETHE1, a gene encoding a mitochondrial matrix protein.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Feb 2004
Tiranti Valeria, D'Adamo Pio, Briem Egill, Ferrari Gianfrancesco, Mineri Rossana, Lamantea Eleonora, Mandel Hanna, Balestri Paolo, Garcia-Silva Maria-Teresa, Vollmer Brigitte, Rinaldo Piero, Hahn Si Houn, Leonard James, Rahman Shamima, Dionisi-Vici Carlo, Garavaglia Barbara, Gasparini Paolo, Zeviani Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a devastating infantile metabolic disorder affecting the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and peripheral vessels. High levels of ethylmalonic acid are detected in the body fluids, and cytochrome c oxidase activity is decreased in skeletal muscle. By use of a combination of homozygosity mapping, integration of physical and functional genomic data sets, and mutational screening, we...
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