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[A case of Leigh syndrome associated with respiratory chain complex I deficiency due to mitochondrial gene 13513G>A mutation].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 May 2009
Wei Xiao-Qiong, Kong Qing-Peng, Zhang Yao, Yang Yan-Ling, Chang Xing-Zhi, Qi Yu, Qi Zhao-Yue, Xiao Jiang-Xi, Qin Jiong, Wu Xi-Ru
Abstract excerpt
Leigh syndrome is a genetically heterogeneous disease caused by defects in enzymes involved in aerobic energy metabolism and the Krebs', cycle. Mitonchondrial complex I deficiency is a main cause of Leigh syndrome. In this study, a Chinese child with Leigh syndrome caused by 13513G>A mutation was reported. The proband was the first child of his parents. The previously healthy boy presented with generalized...
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