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Functional analysis of missense DARS2 variants in siblings with leukoencephalopathy with brain stem and spinal cord involvement and lactate elevation.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Aug 2022
Wongkittichote Parith, Magistrati Martina, Shimony Joshua S, Smyser Christopher D, Fatemi Seyed Ali, Fine Amena S, Bellacchio Emanuele, Dallabona Cristina, Shinawi Marwan
Abstract excerpt
Biallelic pathogenic variants in the nuclear gene DARS2 (MIM# 610956), encoding the mitochondrial enzyme aspartyl-tRNA synthetase (MT-ASPRS) cause leukoencephalopathy with Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation (LBSL) (MIM# 611105), a neurometabolic disorder characterized by progressive ataxia, spasticity, developmental arrest or regression and characteristic brain MRI findings. Most...
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