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Characterization of a Nonsense Mutation in the Ceruloplasmin Gene Resulting in Diabetes and Neurodegenerative Disease
1 Jan 1996
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We report here on the characterization of a mutation in the ceruloplasmin gene in a 45 year old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus who presented with the recent onset of gait disturbance and dysarthria. Physical examination revealed an ataxic gait, scanning speech and retinal degeneration. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was consistent with increased basal ganglia iron content and laboratory...
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