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Novel ECHS1 mutation in an Emirati neonate with severe metabolic acidosis.
Metabolic brain disease - 1 Oct 2016
Nair Pratibha, Hamzeh Abdul Rezzak, Mohamed Madiha, Malik Ethar Mustafa, Al-Ali Mahmoud Taleb, Bastaki Fatma
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ECHS1 is a mitochondrial matrix enzyme that catalyzes an important step in the β-oxidation spiral of fatty acid catabolism, and individuals with mutations in the ECHS1 gene suffer from an autosomal recessive condition typified by delayed psychomotor development, mitochondrial encephalopathy, hypotonia, and cardiomyopathy. Here we report the first Arab case of ECHS1 Deficiency. The patient was born to...
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