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Concurrent OPA1 mutation and chromosome 3q deletion leading to Behr syndrome: a case report.
BMC pediatrics - 3 Sept 2020
Zeng Ting, Liao Linyan, Guo Yi, Liu Xuxu, Xiong Xiaobo, Zhang Yu, Cen Shi, Li Honghui, Wei Shuzhang
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BACKGROUND: Optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) gene mutations are associated with dominantly inherited optic neuropathy resulting in a progressive loss of visual acuity. Compound heterozygous or homozygous variants that lead to severe phenotypes, including Behr syndrome, have been reported rarely. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we present a 14-month-old boy with early onset optic atrophy, congenital cataracts, neuromuscular...
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