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Cowchock syndrome is associated with a mutation in apoptosis-inducing factor.
American journal of human genetics - 7 Dec 2012
Rinaldi Carlo, Grunseich Christopher, Sevrioukova Irina F, Schindler Alice, Horkayne-Szakaly Iren, Lamperti Costanza, Landouré Guida, Kennerson Marina L, Burnett Barrington G, Bönnemann Carsten, Biesecker Leslie G, Ghezzi Daniele, Zeviani Massimo, Fischbeck Kenneth H
Abstract excerpt
Cowchock syndrome (CMTX4) is a slowly progressive X-linked recessive disorder with axonal neuropathy, deafness, and cognitive impairment. The disease locus was previously mapped to an 11 cM region at chromosome X: q24-q26. Exome sequencing of an affected individual from the originally described family identified a missense change c.1478A>T (p.Glu493Val) in AIFM1, the gene encoding apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF)...
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