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Novel compound heterozygous mutations in the PEX1 gene in two Chinese newborns with Zellweger syndrome based on whole exome sequencing.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 2017
Ge Meng-Meng, Hu LiYuan, Li ZhiHua, Cheng GuoQiang, Yan Kai, Kong YanTing, Wang HuiJun, Yang Lin, Zhou WenHao
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Peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBDs) represent a spectrum of human genetic disorders that are characterized by damaged peroxisome assembly. In the newborn period, the characteristics of affected patients include dysmorphic facial features, neonatal hypotonia, seizures, ocular abnormalities, poor feeding, liver cysts with hepatic dysfunction and skeletal defects. These can be caused by a defect in at least 14...
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