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Exon 10 skipping in ACAT1 caused by a novel c.949G>A mutation located at an exonic splice enhancer site.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2016
Otsuka Hiroki, Sasai Hideo, Nakama Mina, Aoyama Yuka, Abdelkreem Elsayed, Ohnishi Hidenori, Konstantopoulou Vassiliki, Sass Jörn Oliver, Fukao Toshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Beta-ketothiolase deficiency, also known as mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (T2) deficiency, is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the acetyl‑CoA acetyltransferase 1 (ACAT1) gene. A German T2‑deficient patient that developed a severe ketoacidotic episode at the age of 11 months, was revealed to be a compound heterozygote of a previously reported null mutation, c.472A>G (p.N158D) and a...
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