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Recessive hereditary methaemoglobinaemia, type II: delineation of the clinical spectrum.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 Mar 2008
Ewenczyk C, Leroux A, Roubergue A, Laugel V, Afenjar A, Saudubray J M, Beauvais P, Billette de Villemeur T, Vidailhet M, Roze E
Abstract excerpt
Type II recessive hereditary methaemoglobinaemia (RHM) is a rare disease due to generalized NADH-cytochrome b5 reductase (cytb5r) deficiency. It results in mild cyanosis and severe neurological impairment. The clinical features and long-term outcome are poorly documented, and there are no systematic reviews. We examined six cases of type II RHM, four of which were new, together with 45 previously published cases,...
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