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Leigh's disease due to a new mutation in the PDHX gene.
Annals of neurology - 1 Apr 2006
Schiff Manuel, Miné Manuele, Brivet Michèle, Marsac Cécile, Elmaleh-Bergés Monique, Evrard Philippe, Ogier de Baulny Hélène
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical course, neuroradiological presentation, biochemical and molecular studies of a new patient with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) deficiency. To compare this case with the data on other published cases. METHODS: Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), basal metabolic investigations with lactate measurements in body fluids, PDHc activity assay on cultured skin fibroblasts,...
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