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Ataxia with loss of Purkinje cells in a mouse model for Refsum disease.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 18 Nov 2008
Ferdinandusse Sacha, Zomer Anna W M, Komen Jasper C, van den Brink Christina E, Thanos Melissa, Hamers Frank P T, Wanders Ronald J A, van der Saag Paul T, Poll-The Bwee Tien, Brites Pedro
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Refsum disease is caused by a deficiency of phytanoyl-CoA hydroxylase (PHYH), the first enzyme of the peroxisomal alpha-oxidation system, resulting in the accumulation of the branched-chain fatty acid phytanic acid. The main clinical symptoms are polyneuropathy, cerebellar ataxia, and retinitis p...
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