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Severe early onset ethylmalonic encephalopathy with West syndrome.
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Dec 2015
Papetti Laura, Garone Giacomo, Schettini Livia, Giordano Carla, Nicita Francesco, Papoff Paola, Zeviani Massimo, Leuzzi Vincenzo, Spalice Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by early onset encephalopathy, chronic diarrhoea, petechiae, orthostatic acrocyanosis and defective cytochrome c oxidase (COX) in muscle and brain. High levels of lactic, ethylmalonic and methylsuccinic acids are detected in body fluids. EE is caused by mutations in ETHE1 gene, a mitochondrial sulfur dioxygenase. Neurologic...
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