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BRAT1 mutations are associated with infantile epileptic encephalopathy, mitochondrial dysfunction, and survival into childhood.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2016
Horn Denise, Weschke Bernhard, Knierim Ellen, Fischer-Zirnsak Björn, Stenzel Werner, Schuelke Markus, Zemojtel Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
We describe two siblings who were affected with early onset focal seizures, severe progressive postnatal microcephaly, muscular hypertonia, feeding problems and bouts of apnea, only minimal psychomotor development, as well as death in infancy and childhood. We identified compound heterozygous mutations in BRAT1 exons 5 (c.638_639insA) and 8 (c.1134+1G>A) in one affected child via next-generation sequencing of the...
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