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A distinct mitochondrial myopathy, lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia (MLASA) phenotype associates with YARS2 mutations.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2013
Shahni Rojeen, Wedatilake Yehani, Cleary Maureen A, Lindley Keith J, Sibson Keith R, Rahman Shamima
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Nuclear-encoded disorders of mitochondrial translation are clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Genetic causes include defects of mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, and factors required for initiation, elongation and termination of protein synthesis as well as ribosome recycling. We report on a new case of myopathy, lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia (MLASA) syndrome caused by defective...
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