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Creatine transporter deficiency, an underdiagnosed cause of male intellectual disability.
BMJ case reports - 17 Dec 2020
Jangid Neha, Surana Priyanka, Salmonos Gajja, Jain Vivek
Abstract excerpt
X-linked creatine transporter deficiency is caused by the deficiency of the creatine transporter encoded by the SLC6A8 gene on Xq28. We here report a 3-year-old boy with global developmental delay, autism and epilepsy. He had a normal MRI of the brain. Brain magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) subsequently showed an abnormally small creatine peak. His high urine creatine/creatinine ratio further suggested the...
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