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Mutation of the mitochondrial carrier SLC25A42 causes a novel form of mitochondrial myopathy in humans.
Human genetics - 1 Jan 2016
Shamseldin Hanan E, Smith Laura L, Kentab Amal, Alkhalidi Hisham, Summers Brady, Alsedairy Haifa, Xiong Yong, Gupta Vandana A, Alkuraya Fowzan S
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Myopathies are heterogeneous disorders characterized clinically by weakness and hypotonia, usually in the absence of gross dystrophic changes. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a frequent cause of myopathy. We report a simplex case born to consanguineous parents who presented with muscle weakness, lactic acidosis, and muscle changes suggestive of mitochondrial dysfunction. Combined autozygome and exome analysis...
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