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Clinical, biochemical and molecular analyses of six patients with isolated cytochrome c oxidase deficiency due to mutations in the SCO2 gene.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) - 1 Oct 2004
Vesela K, Hansikova H, Tesarova M, Martasek P, Elleder M, Houstek J, Zeman J
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency represents a heterogeneous group of disorders. Numerous proteins are required for efficient COX assembly and maintenance. In 26 children with isolated COX deficiency, we studied mutations in the SCO2 gene, which is involved in the copper transport into the inner mitochondrial membrane, and we analysed the clinical and biochemical consequences of SCO2...
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