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A novel homozygous YARS2 mutation causes severe myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia 2.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Apr 2014
Nakajima Junya, Eminoglu Tuba F, Vatansever Goksel, Nakashima Mitsuko, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Saitsu Hirotomo, Kawashima Hisashi, Matsumoto Naomichi, Miyake Noriko
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial diseases are associated with defects of adenosine triphosphate production and energy supply to organs as a result of dysfunctions of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Biallelic mutations in the YARS2 gene encoding mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase cause myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia 2 (MLASA2), a type of mitochondrial disease. Here, we report a consanguineous Turkish...
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