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Leigh syndrome with nephropathy and CoQ10 deficiency due to decaprenyl diphosphate synthase subunit 2 (PDSS2) mutations.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Dec 2006
López Luis Carlos, Schuelke Markus, Quinzii Catarina M, Kanki Tomotake, Rodenburg Richard J T, Naini Ali, Dimauro Salvatore, Hirano Michio
Abstract excerpt
Coenzyme Q(10) (CoQ(10)) is a vital lipophilic molecule that transfers electrons from mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I and II to complex III. Deficiency of CoQ(10) has been associated with diverse clinical phenotypes, but, in most patients, the molecular cause is unknown. The first defect in a CoQ(10) biosynthetic gene, COQ2, was identified in a child with encephalomyopathy and nephrotic syndrome and...
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