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PRKAG2 mutations presenting in infancy.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease - 1 Nov 2017
Torok Rachel D, Austin Stephanie L, Phornphutkul Chanika, Rotondo Kathleen M, Bali Deeksha, Tatum Gregory H, Wechsler Stephanie B, Buckley Anne F, Kishnani Priya S
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PRKAG2 encodes the γ2 subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), which is an important regulator of cardiac metabolism. Mutations in PRKAG2 cause a cardiac syndrome comprising ventricular hypertrophy, pre-excitation, and progressive conduction-system disease, which is typically not diagnosed until adolescence or young adulthood. However, significant variability exists in the presentation and outcomes of...
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