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ME2 Deficiency Is Associated With Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 2025
Almontashiri Naif A M, Alharby Essa, Saleh Mohammed, Abu-Farha Mohamed, Alasmari Ali, Gebbia Marinella, Hiesl Charlotte, Peake Roy W A, Amr Sami Samir, Boles Eckhard, Roth Frederick P, Abubaker Jehad
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Malate is an important dicarboxylic acid produced from fumarate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Deficiencies of fumarate hydrolase (FH) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH), responsible for malate formation and metabolism, respectively, are known to cause recessive forms of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The malic enzyme isoforms, malic enzyme 1 (ME1) and 2 (ME2), are required for the conversion of malate to...
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