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Newly identified milder phenotype of peroxisome biogenesis disorder caused by mutated PEX3 gene.
Brain & development - 1 Oct 2013
Matsui Shuji, Funahashi Masuko, Honda Ayako, Shimozawa Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
We identified the first patient with infantile Refsum disease (IRD), a milder phenotype of peroxisome biogenesis disorder (PBD) caused by a mutated PEX3, and investigated the clinical, molecular and cellular characterization in this patient. The patient presented psychomotor regression, late-onset leukodystrophy, peripheral neuropathy, hearing impairment, a renal cyst, and renal hypertension and survived until...
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