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Syndrome of hepatic cirrhosis, dystonia, polycythemia, and hypermanganesemia caused by mutations in SLC30A10, a manganese transporter in man.
American journal of human genetics - 9 Mar 2012
Tuschl Karin, Clayton Peter T, Gospe Sidney M, Gulab Shamshad, Ibrahim Shahnaz, Singhi Pratibha, Aulakh Roosy, Ribeiro Reinaldo T, Barsottini Orlando G, Zaki Maha S, Del Rosario Maria Luz, Dyack Sarah, Price Victoria, Rideout Andrea, Gordon Kevin, Wevers Ron A, Chong W K Kling, Mills Philippa B
Abstract excerpt
Environmental manganese (Mn) toxicity causes an extrapyramidal, parkinsonian-type movement disorder with characteristic magnetic resonance images of Mn accumulation in the basal ganglia. We have recently reported a suspected autosomal recessively inherited syndrome of hepatic cirrhosis, dystonia, polycythemia, and hypermanganesemia in cases without environmental Mn exposure. Whole-genome mapping of two...
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