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PNKP Mutations Identified by Whole-Exome Sequencing in a Norwegian Patient with Sporadic Ataxia and Edema.
Cerebellum (London, England) - 1 Feb 2017
Tzoulis C, Sztromwasser Paweł, Johansson Stefan, Gjerde Ivar Otto, Knappskog Per, Bindoff L A
Abstract excerpt
We identified PNKP mutations in a Norwegian woman with AOA. This patient had the typical findings with cognitive dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, cerebellar dysarthria, horizontal nystagmus, oculomotor apraxia, and severe truncal and appendicular ataxia. In addition, she had hypoalbuminemia and massive lower limb edema which showed some improvement with treatment. Exome sequencing identified two heterozygous...
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