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Clinical, genetic, and therapeutic diversity in 2 patients with severe mevalonate kinase deficiency.
Pediatrics - 1 Feb 2012
Ruiz Gomez Angeles, Couce María Luz, Garcia-Villoria Judit, Torres Angeles, Baña Souto Ana, Yagüe Jordi, Vilaseca María Antonia, Ribes Antonia, Aróstegui Juan I
Abstract excerpt
Mevalonic aciduria (MA) represents the severest form of mevalonate kinase deficiency due to recessively inherited, loss-of-function MVK mutations. MA is an early-onset disorder characterized by a marked failure to thrive, diverse neurologic symptoms, dysmorphic features, and recurrent febrile episodes. However, significant clinical differences have been reported in the few cases published to date. Here we...
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