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NDUFA2 complex I mutation leads to Leigh disease.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Hoefs Saskia J G, Dieteren Cindy E J, Distelmaier Felix, Janssen Rolf J R J, Epplen Andrea, Swarts Herman G P, Forkink Marleen, Rodenburg Richard J, Nijtmans Leo G, Willems Peter H, Smeitink Jan A M, van den Heuvel Lambert P
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial isolated complex I deficiency is the most frequently encountered OXPHOS defect. We report a patient with an isolated complex I deficiency expressed in skin fibroblasts as well as muscle tissue. Because the parents were consanguineous, we performed homozygosity mapping to identify homozygous regions containing candidate genes such as NDUFA2 on chromosome 5. Screening of this gene on genomic DNA...
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