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SAUDI JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 285-289Publisher
MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.98439
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Case report; mitochondrial depletion; mitochondrial; MPV17
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- Telethon [GGP07019, GPP10005]
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Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndromes (MDSs) are autosomal recessive diseases characterized by a severe decrease in mitochondrial DNA content leading to dysfunction of the affected organ. Autosomal recessive mutations in MPV17 have been identified in the hepatocerebral form of MDS. We describe the clinical features, biochemical and molecular results of a Saudi infant with a new mutation of MPV17 and compared the features to those of previously reported cases. We stress the importance of such rare cases particularly in countries with high consanguineous marriage rate.
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