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Identification of a novel homozygous nonsense variant in a Chinese patient with ethylmalonic encephalopathy and a genotype-phenotype spectrum review.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2020
Tao Yilun, Han Dong, Li Xiyuan, Wang Lihong, Yue Lili, Huang Chenggang, Lu Dandan, Li Xiaoze
Abstract excerpt
Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in the ETHE1 gene. It is characterized by early-onset encephalopathy, chronic diarrhea, petechiae, orthostatic acrocyanosis, and high levels of methylsuccinic, lactic, and ethylmalonic acids in body fluids. In this study, we report a patient with EE, who was identified through newborn screening, and the...
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