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Novel biallelic variants in IREB2 cause an early-onset neurodegenerative disorder in a Chinese pedigree.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 25 Nov 2024
Guo Zhenglong, Huo Dawei, Shao Yingying, Yang Wenke, Wang Jinming, Zhang Yuwei, Xiao Hai, Hao Bingtao, Liao Shixiu
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BACKGROUND: Cellular iron metabolism is essential for maintaining various biological processes in organisms, and this is influenced by the function of iron-responsive element-binding protein 2 (IRP2), encoded by the IREB2 gene. Since 2019, three cases of a genetic neurodegenerative syndrome resulting from compound heterozygous mutations in IREB2 have been documented, highlighting the crucial role of IRP2 in...
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