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GM3 synthase deficiency due to ST3GAL5 variants in two Korean female siblings: Masquerading as Rett syndrome-like phenotype.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Aug 2016
Lee Jin Sook, Yoo Yongjin, Lim Byung Chan, Kim Ki Joong, Song Junghan, Choi Murim, Chae Jong-Hee
Abstract excerpt
There have been a few reports of GM3 synthase deficiency since the disease of the ganglioside biosynthetic pathway was first reported in 2004. It is characterized by infantile-onset epilepsy with severe intellectual disability, blindness, cutaneous dyspigmentation, and choreoathetosis. Here we report the cases of two Korean female siblings with ST3GAL5 variants, who presented with a Rett-like phenotype. They had...
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