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Early onset of Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome with severe liver involvement in a patient with a complex rearrangement of ABHD5 promoter.
BMC medical genetics - 14 Mar 2014
Missaglia Sara, Valadares Eugenia Ribeiro, Moro Laura, Faguntes Eleonora Druve Tavares, Quintão Roque Raquel, Giardina Bruno, Tavian Daniela
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: α/β-hydrolase domain-containing protein 5 (ABHD5) plays an important role in the triacylglycerols (TAG) hydrolysis. Indeed, ABHD5 is the co-activator of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), that catalyses the initial step of TAG hydrolysis. Mutations in ABHD5 gene are associated with the onset of Chanarin-Dorfman syndrome (CDS), a rare autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder, characterized by...
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