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Analysis of tafazzin and deoxyribonuclease 1 like 1 transcripts and X chromosome sequencing in the evaluation of the effect of mosaicism in the TAZ gene on phenotypes in a family affected by Barth syndrome.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Płatek Teresa, Sordyl Maria, Polus Anna, Olszanecka Agnieszka, Kroczka Sławomir, Solnica Bogdan
Abstract excerpt
Barth syndrome is a rare disease affecting mitochondria structure and function in males. In our previous study, we have shown a new mutation (c.83T>A, p.Val28Glu) in the TAZ gene in two affected patients with congenital cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, women in this family had no mutations in their blood cells, whereas they only had mutations in the oral epithelial cells. The objective of the project was to evaluate...
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