Novel compound heterozygous PANK2 gene mutations in a Chinese patient with atypical pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.

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AIM: Pantothenate-kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), which is characterised by iron accumulation in the basal ganglia, is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by pantothenate kinase 2 (PANK2) gene mutations. The PANK2 gene is located on chromosome 20p13 and encodes pantothenate kinase. Herein, we identified one patient with PKAN who had mutations in the PANK2 gene. MATERIALS AND...

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