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Differing clinical courses and outcomes in two siblings with Barth syndrome and left ventricular noncompaction.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 2012
Momoi Nobuo, Chang Bo, Takeda Izumi, Aoyagi Yoshimichi, Endo Kisei, Ichida Fukiko
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Barth syndrome is an X-linked disorder usually diagnosed in infancy. It is characterized by hypotonia, dilated cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, growth retardation, and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria. The syndrome is typically caused by mutations in the TAZ (G4.5) gene, which encodes a novel protein family called the tafazzins. We report the case of two brothers with Barth syndrome and left ventricular...
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