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Early neurological phenotype in 4 children with biallelic PRODH mutations.
Brain & development - 1 Oct 2007
Afenjar Alexandra, Moutard Marie-Laure, Doummar Diane, Guët Agnés, Rabier Daniel, Vermersch Anne-Isabelle, Mignot Cyril, Burglen Lydie, Heron Delphine, Thioulouse Elizabeth, de Villemeur Thierry Billette, Campion Dominique, Rodriguez Diana
Abstract excerpt
Hyperprolinemia type I (HPI) results from a deficiency of proline oxidase (POX), involved in the first step in the conversion of proline to glutamate. Diverse phenotypes were described in patients with HPI, prior to the identification of the POX gene (PRODH): whereas various patients were asymptomatic, others had neurological and extraneurological defects. The PRODH gene is located in the region deleted in...
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