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Novel inborn error of folate metabolism: identification by exome capture and sequencing of mutations in the MTHFD1 gene in a single proband.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Sept 2011
Watkins David, Schwartzentruber Jeremy A, Ganesh Jaya, Orange Jordan S, Kaplan Bernard S, Nunez Laura Dempsey, Majewski Jacek, Rosenblatt David S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: An infant was investigated because of megaloblastic anaemia, atypical hemolytic uraemic syndrome, severe combined immune deficiency, elevated blood levels of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid, and a selective decreased synthesis of methylcobalamin in cultured fibroblasts. METHODS: Exome sequencing was performed on patient genomic DNA. RESULTS: Two mutations were identified in the MTHFD1 gene, which...
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