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Mutation in mitochondrial complex IV subunit COX5A causes pulmonary arterial hypertension, lactic acidemia, and failure to thrive.
Human mutation - 1 Jun 2017
Baertling Fabian, Al-Murshedi Fathiya, Sánchez-Caballero Laura, Al-Senaidi Khalfan, Joshi Niranjan P, Venselaar Hanka, van den Brand Mariël Am, Nijtmans Leo Gj, Rodenburg Richard Jt
Abstract excerpt
COX5A is a nuclear-encoded subunit of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex IV (cytochrome c oxidase). We present patients with a homozygous pathogenic variant in the COX5A gene. Clinical details of two affected siblings suffering from early-onset pulmonary arterial hypertension, lactic acidemia, failure to thrive, and isolated complex IV deficiency are presented. We show that the variant lies within the...
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