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A mutation in PEX19 causes a severe clinical phenotype in a patient with peroxisomal biogenesis disorder.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2010
Mohamed Sarar, El-Meleagy Ebtisam, Nasr Abdelhaleem, Ebberink Merel S, Wanders Ronald J A, Waterham Hans R
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisomal biogenesis disorders (PBD) are groups of inherited neurometabolic disorders caused by defects in PEX genes. We report on a female infant, born to a consanguineous parents (first degree cousins), who presented with inactivity, poor sucking, and hypotonia early in the neonatal period. She had subtle dysmorphic features. Liver function tests were impaired with raised liver enzymes, conjugated and...
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