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Mutations in PEX10 are a cause of autosomal recessive ataxia.
Annals of neurology - 1 Aug 2010
Régal Luc, Ebberink Merel S, Goemans Nathalie, Wanders Ronald J A, De Meirleir Linda, Jaeken Jacques, Schrooten Maarten, Van Coster Rudy, Waterham Hans R
Abstract excerpt
Peroxisomal biogenesis disorders typically cause severe multisystem disease and early death. We describe a child and an adult of normal intelligence with progressive ataxia, axonal motor neuropathy, and decreased vibration sense. Both patients had marked cerebellar atrophy. Peroxisomal studies revealed a peroxisomal biogenesis disorder. Two mutations in PEX10 were found in the child, c.992G>A (novel) and...
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