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First Japanese case of Zellweger syndrome with a mutation in PEX14.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Dec 2015
Komatsuzaki Shoko, Ogawa Eishin, Shimozawa Nobuyuki, Sakamoto Osamu, Haginoya Kazuhiro, Uematsu Mitsugu, Hasegawa Yuki, Matsubara Yoichi, Ohura Toshihiro
Abstract excerpt
Zellweger syndrome, one of the peroxisome biogenesis disorders, is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in PEX genes. It is characterized by severe hypotonia, failure to thrive, psychomotor retardation, liver dysfunction, and sensorineural hearing impairment. Most of the patients with this disease die before the age of 1 year. PEX14 is the 13th PEX gene responsible for peroxisome biogenesis...
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