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Evolution and novel radiological changes of neurodegeneration associated with mutations in C19orf12.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jun 2017
Skowronska Marta, Kmiec Tomasz, Jurkiewicz Elzbieta, Malczyk Katarzyna, Kurkowska-Jastrzębska Iwona, Czlonkowska Anna
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders with accumulation of iron in the brain, mostly basal ganglia. NBIA subtype mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) is caused by recently discovered mutations in C19orf12, which encodes a protein localized in the mitochondrial membrane. METHODS: The present and past...
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