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Mutation in PNPT1, which encodes a polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase, impairs RNA import into mitochondria and causes respiratory-chain deficiency.
American journal of human genetics - 2 Nov 2012
Vedrenne Vanessa, Gowher Ali, De Lonlay Pascale, Nitschke Patrick, Serre Valérie, Boddaert Nathalie, Altuzarra Cecilia, Mager-Heckel Anne-Marie, Chretien Florence, Entelis Nina, Munnich Arnold, Tarassov Ivan, Rötig Agnès
Abstract excerpt
Multiple-respiratory-chain deficiency represents an important cause of mitochondrial disorders. Hitherto, however, mutations in genes involved in mtDNA maintenance and translation machinery only account for a fraction of cases. Exome sequencing in two siblings, born to consanguineous parents, with severe encephalomyopathy, choreoathetotic movements, and combined respiratory-chain defects allowed us to identify a...
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