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A novel mutation in the SLC19A2 gene in a Turkish female with thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia syndrome.
Journal of tropical pediatrics - 1 Aug 2009
Yeşilkaya Ediz, Bideci Aysun, Temizkan Meltem, Kaya Zühre, Camurdan Orhun, Koç Altuğ, Bozkaya Davut, Koçak Ulker, Cinaz Peyami
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Reported here is a 2-year-old girl who was diagnosed to have thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia during evaluations for her bilateral neurosensorial deafness. Besides reporting a new mutation on the gene SLC19A2 for the first time in the literature, we highlight the recognition of this syndrome--when megaloblastic anemia and diabetes mellitus coexists--and the role of thiamine replacement for the treatment...
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