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A novel compound heterozygous variant identified in GLDC gene in a Chinese family with non-ketotic hyperglycinemia.
BMC medical genetics - 5 Jan 2018
Lin Yiming, Zheng Zhenzhu, Sun Wenjia, Fu Qingliu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH) is a rare, devastating autosomal recessive disorder of glycine metabolism with a very poor prognosis. Currently, few studies have reported genetic profiling of Chinese NKH patients. This study aimed to identify the genetic mutations in a Chinese family with NKH. METHODS: A Chinese family of Han ethnicity, with three siblings with NKH was studied. Sanger sequencing and...
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