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Long survival in Leigh syndrome: new cases and review of literature.
Neuropediatrics - 1 Dec 2014
Aulbert Wiebke, Weigt-Usinger Katharina, Thiels Charlotte, Köhler Cornelia, Vorgerd Matthias, Schreiner Anja, Hoffjan Sabine, Rothoeft Tobias, Wortmann Saskia Brigitte, Heyer Christoph Malte, Podskarbi Teodor, Lücke Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Leigh syndrome (MIM 25600), also known as infantile subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy, is a neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic bilateral symmetric lesions in basal ganglia and subcortical brain regions. It is commonly associated with systemic cytochrome c oxidase (COX) deficiency and mutations in the SURF1 gene (MIM 185620), encoding a putative assembly or maintenance factor of COX. The...
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