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A novel gene mutation in PANK2 in a patient with an atypical form of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 2013
Pérez-González E A, Chacón-Camacho O F, Arteaga-Vázquez J, Zenteno J C, Mutchinick O M
Abstract excerpt
Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) disease is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder with iron storage in the brain due to PANK2 gene mutations. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) shows the typical "eye-of-the-tiger" sign. The aim of the present study was to describe clinical, MRI and molecular findings in a 26-year-old male with atypical PKAN disease in whom, brain MRI scans...
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