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Novel mutations in KARS cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and combined mitochondrial respiratory chain defect.
Clinical genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Verrigni D, Diodato D, Di Nottia M, Torraco A, Bellacchio E, Rizza T, Tozzi G, Verardo M, Piemonte F, Tasca G, D'Amico A, Bertini E, Carrozzo R
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in KARS, which encodes for both mitochondrial and cytoplasmic lysyl-tRNA synthetase, have been so far associated with three different phenotypes: the recessive form of Charcot-Mary-Tooth polyneuropathy, the autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss and the last recently described condition related to congenital visual impairment and progressive microcephaly. Here we report the case of a 14-year-old...
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