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Citrin deficiency mimicking mitochondrial depletion syndrome.
BMC pediatrics - 11 Nov 2020
Grünert S C, Schumann A, Freisinger P, Rosenbaum-Fabian S, Schmidts M, Mueller A J, Beck-Wödl S, Haack T B, Schneider H, Fuchs H, Teufel U, Gramer G, Hannibal L, Spiekerkoetter U
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (CD) is a rare inborn error of metabolism due to variants in the SLC25A13 gene encoding the calcium-binding protein citrin. Citrin is an aspartate-glutamate carrier located within the inner mitochondrial membrane. CASE PRESENTATION: We report on two siblings of Romanian-Vietnamese ancestry with citrin deficiency. Patient 1 is a female who...
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