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[Cerebral creatine deficiency: first Spanish patients harbouring mutations in GAMT gene].
Medicina clinica - 21 Nov 2009
Sempere Angela, Fons Carmen, Arias Angela, Rodríguez-Pombo Pilar, Merinero Begoña, Alcaide Patricia, Capdevila Antoni, Ribes Antonia, Duque Rosario, Eirís Jesús, Poo Pilar, Fernández-Alvarez Emilio, Campistol Jaume, Artuch Rafael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Brain creatine (Cr) deficiencies are a group of inborn errors of metabolism that are characterized by an absence or severe reduction of brain Cr. Clinically, these patients can display psychomotor/mental retardation and language disorders, commonly associated with epilepsy or movement disorders. Three metabolic defects are known: two affect synthesis - guanidinoacetate metiltransferase...
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