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Novel SURF1 mutation in a child with subacute encephalopathy and without the radiological features of Leigh Syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Jul 2004
Salviati Leonardo, Freehauf Cindy, Sacconi Sabrina, DiMauro Salvatore, Thoma Janet, Tsai Anne Chun-Hui
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in SURF1, a gene involved in cytochrome-c oxidase (COX) assembly, cause COX deficiency and Leigh Syndrome (LS). Typical presentation is in the first year of life, with failure to thrive, psychomotor regression, ataxia, signs of brainstem dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy. Progressi...
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