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Novel FARS2 variants in patients with early onset encephalopathy with or without epilepsy associated with long survival.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2021
Barcia Giulia, Rio Marlène, Assouline Zahra, Zangarelli Coralie, Roux Charles-Joris, de Lonlay Pascale, Steffann Julie, Desguerre Isabelle, Munnich Arnold, Bonnefont Jean-Paul, Boddaert Nathalie, Rötig Agnès, Metodiev Metodi D, Ruzzenente Benedetta
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial translation is essential for the biogenesis of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS) that synthesizes the bulk of ATP for the cell. Hypomorphic and loss-of-function variants in either mitochondrial DNA or in nuclear genes that encode mitochondrial translation factors can result in impaired OXPHOS biogenesis and mitochondrial diseases with variable clinical presentations....
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