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A novel mutation and first report of dilated cardiomyopathy in ALG6-CDG (CDG-Ic): a case report.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 16 Apr 2010
Al-Owain Mohammed, Mohamed Sarar, Kaya Namik, Zagal Ahmad, Matthijs Gert, Jaeken Jaak
Abstract excerpt
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are an expanding group of inherited metabolic diseases with multisystem involvement. ALG6-CDG (CDGIc) is an endoplasmatic reticulum defect in N-glycan assembly. It is usually milder than PMM2-CDG (CDG-Ia) and so is its natural course. It is characterized by psychomotor retardation, seizures, ataxia, and hypotonia. In contrast to PMM2-CDG (CDGIa), there is no cerebellar...
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