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A novel familial case of diffuse leukodystrophy related to NDUFV1 compound heterozygous mutations
Oscar Ortega-Recalde1, Dora Janeth Fonseca, Liliana Catherine Patiño
1Unidad de Genética, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
Abstract:
NDUFV1 mutations have been related to encephalopathic phenotypes due to mitochondrial energy metabolism disturbances. In this study, we report two siblings affected by a diffuse leukodystrophy, who carry the NDUFV1 c.1156C>T (p.Arg386Cys) missense mutation and a novel 42-bp deletion. Bioinformatic and molecular analysis indicated that this deletion lead to the synthesis of mRNA molecules carrying a premature stop codon, which might be degraded by the nonsense-mediated decay system. Our results add information on the molecular basis and the phenotypic features of mitochondrial disease caused by NDUFV1 mutations.
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