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Autosomal dominant external ophthalmoplegia and bipolar affective disorder associated with a mutation in the ANT1
G Siciliano1, A Tessa, S Petrini
1Neurological Institute, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Abstract:
The authors report on a family with dominantly inherited progressive external ophthalmoplegia and a diagnostic and statistical manual (fourth revised edition) diagnosis of bipolar psychiatric disorder in several members. Skeletal muscle biopsy from the proposita showed decreased cytochrome c oxidase staining, several ragged-red fibers, and multiple mtDNA deletions. The authors identified a missense mutation (leucine 98-->proline) in the adenine nucleotide translocator 1 gene. The presence of bipolar affective disorder expands the phenotype of adenine nucleotide translocator 1 allelic variants.
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