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HIBCH deficiency in a patient with phenotypic characteristics of mitochondrial disorders.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Dec 2014
Reuter Miriam S, Sass Jörn Oliver, Leis Thomas, Köhler Julia, Mayr Johannes A, Feichtinger René G, Rauh Manfred, Schanze Ina, Bähr Luzy, Trollmann Regina, Uebe Steffen, Ekici Arif B, Reis André
Abstract excerpt
HIBCH (3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase) deficiency (MIM #250620) is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism, leading to a block in the catabolic pathway of the amino acid valine and presumably to accumulation of toxic valine metabolites in mitochondria. Only three families with HIBCH deficiency and biallelic HIBCH mutations have been described. We report on a further patient, first child of...
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