Article
Homoplasmy of a mitochondrial 3697G>A mutation causes Leigh syndrome.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Negishi Yutaka, Hattori Ayako, Takeshita Eri, Sakai Chika, Ando Naoki, Ito Tetsuya, Goto Yu-ichi, Saitoh Shinji
Abstract excerpt
Herein we report on three siblings with Leigh syndrome (LS) harboring a homoplasmic m.3697G>A mutation (G131S) in the MT-ND1 gene. The siblings' phenotypically normal mother had the same, albeit heteroplasmic, mutation. Complex I deficiency (8% of average control values) was demonstrated in a biceps brachii muscle from one of the patients. Heteroplasmic m.3697G>A has been reported in patients with Leber's...
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