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De novo double mutation in PAX6 and mtDNA tRNA(Lys) associated with atypical aniridia and mitochondrial disease.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 2007
Brinckmann Anja, Rüther Klaus, Williamson Kathleen, Lorenz Birgit, Lucke Barbara, Nürnberg Peter, Trijbels Frans, Janssen Antoon, Schuelke Markus
Abstract excerpt
We report on the clinical, molecular and biochemical findings of a patient with the rare event (<4.02 x 10(-9) per generation) of coinciding de novo mutations in the nuclear PAX6 (c.1252-1267del16) and the mitochondrial mt.RNA (Lys) (8347A-->G) genes. The boy suffers from exercise intolerance, ptosis, nystagmus, macular hypoplasia and anterior segment abnormalities evocative of Axenfeld-Rieger anomaly. The PAX6...
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