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Novel RARS2 Variants: Updating the Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 6.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Jun 2022
Zhang Yi, Yu Yafen, Zhao Xiangyue, Xu Yufei, Chen Lina, Li Niu, Yao Ruen, Wang Jian, Yu Tingting
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BACKGROUND: Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 6 (PCH6) is an early-onset encephalopathy with/without mitochondrial respiratory complex defects caused by recessive mutations in mitochondrial arginyl-tRNA synthetase (RARS2). Highly heterogeneous clinical phenotypes and numerous missense variations of uncertain significance make diagnosis difficult. Pathogenesis of PCH6 remains unclear. METHODS: Facial characteristics...
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