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Published on: April 4, 2018
A novel homozygous missense mutation in L-2-HGA gene: A case report
Yanjun Liu1, Zhijun Wu1, Wenjie Wang1
1Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730030, China.
Abstract:
L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L-2-HGA) is a rare autosomal recessive disease resulted from the mutated gene L-2- hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase (L2HGDH). We presented a female case who inherited the disease from her consanguineous relatives and suffered from cognitive impairment, seizure, and ataxia. Using cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), urine organic acid test, and high-throughput DNA sequencing, a novel homozygous missense mutation was found in the L2HGDH gene, namely c 0.847 G>A/p. G283R in exon 7. Summarizing the clinical information of the patient with L-2-HGA exhibited to be beneficial for the diagnosis of this rare disease. In summary, the pathogenic missense mutation in the case was reliably confirmed using the bioinformatics analysis.
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