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A L2HGDH initiator methionine codon mutation in a Yorkshire terrier with L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria.
BMC veterinary research - 26 Jul 2012
Farias Fabiana H G, Zeng Rong, Johnson Gary S, Shelton G D, Paquette Dominique, O'Brien Dennis P
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BACKGROUND: L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria is a metabolic repair deficiency characterized by elevated levels of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in urine, blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Neurological signs associated with the disease in humans and dogs include seizures, ataxia and dementia. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we describe an 8 month old Yorkshire terrier that presented with episodes of hyperactivity and aggressive...
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