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Mutations in BRAT1 cause autosomal recessive progressive encephalopathy: Report of a Spanish patient.
European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society - 1 May 2016
Fernández-Jaén Alberto, Álvarez Sara, So Eui Young, Ouchi Toru, Jiménez de la Peña Mar, Duat Anna, Fernández-Mayoralas Daniel Martín, Fernández-Perrone Ana Laura, Albert Jacobo, Calleja-Pérez Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
We describe a 4-year-old male child born to non-consanguineous Spanish parents with progressive encephalopathy (PE), microcephaly, and hypertonia. Whole exome sequencing revealed compound heterozygous BRAT1 mutations [c.1564G > A (p.Glu522Lys) and c.638dup (p.Val214Glyfs*189)]. Homozygous and compound heterozygous BRAT1 mutations have been described in patients with lethal neonatal rigidity and multifocal seizure...
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