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Identification of mutation in GTPBP2 in patients of a family with neurodegeneration accompanied by iron deposition in the brain.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Feb 2016
Jaberi Elham, Rohani Mohammad, Shahidi Gholam Ali, Nafissi Shahriar, Arefian Ehsan, Soleimani Masoud, Rasooli Paniz, Ahmadieh Hamid, Daftarian Narsis, Carrami Eli M, Klotzle Brandy, Fan Jian-Bing, Turk Casey, Steemers Frank, Elahi Elahe
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to identify the genetic cause of a neurologic disorder accompanied with mental deficiency in a consanguineous family with 3 affected siblings by linkage analysis and exome sequencing. Iron accumulation in the brain of the patients was a notable phenotypic feature. A full-field electroretinography revealed generalized dysfunction of photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and amacrine cells. A splice site mutation...
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