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Hypermanganesemia with Dystonia, Polycythemia and Cirrhosis (HMDPC) due to mutation in the SLC30A10 gene.
Brain & development - 1 Oct 2016
Mukhtiar Khairunnisa, Ibrahim Shahnaz, Tuschl Karin, Mills Phillipa
Abstract excerpt
Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for metabolic pathways but it can be toxic when present in excessive amounts in the body. Hypermanganesemia along with dystonia, polycythemia, characteristic MRI brain findings in the basal ganglia, and chronic liver disease are the hallmarks of an inherited Mn transporter defect due to mutations in the SLC30A10 gene. We are reporting three siblings who presented with...
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