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Nuclear Mitochondrial Disorder Due to a Variant in NAXE in Two Unrelated Indian Children.
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2024
Rao Swathi Sunil, Bhavani Gandham Srilakshmi, Jalan Anil B, Shenoy Rathika D
Abstract excerpt
Progressive encephalopathy with brain edema and/or leukoencephalopathy type 1 (PEBEL1) is a nuclear mitochondrial disorder involving the NAD(P)HX repair mechanism due to a NAXE variation. PEBEL1 is characterized by rapid neurologic deterioration culminating in death following high-grade fever during infancy. Currently, 23 patients from 14 families are described in the literature, with only three survivors. The...
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