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A Novel SUCLA2 Mutation Presenting as a Complex Childhood Movement Disorder.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Feb 2017
Garone Caterina, Gurgel-Giannetti Juliana, Sanna-Cherchi Simone, Krishna Sindu, Naini Ali, Quinzii Catarina M, Hirano Michio
Abstract excerpt
SUCLA2 defects have been associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion and the triad of hypotonia, dystonia/Leigh-like syndrome, and deafness. A 9-year-old Brazilian boy of consanguineous parents presented with psychomotor delay, deafness, myopathy, ataxia, and chorea. Despite the prominent movement disorder, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was normal while 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)...
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