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Ethylmalonic encephalopathy |
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Ethylmalonic encephalopathy (EE) is an autosomal recessive metabolic disease caused by mutations in the ETHE1 gene. EE is characterized by early onset of neurological degeneration, chronic diarrhea, recurrent petechiae, orthostatic acrocyanosis, and death in the first years of life.
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Inherited metabolic disorder
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Tiranti V, D'Adamo P, Briem E, Ferrari G, Mineri R, Lamantea E, Mandel H, Balestri P, Garcia-Silva MT, Vollmer B, Rinaldo P, Hahn SH, Leonard J, Rahman S, Dionisi-Vici C, Garavaglia B, Gasparini P, Zeviani M |
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Ethylmalonic encephalopathy is caused by mutations in ETHE1, a gene encoding a mitochondrial matrix protein. |
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Di Rocco M, Caruso U, Briem E, Rossi A, Allegri AE, Buzzi D, Tiranti V |
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A case of ethylmalonic encephalopathy with atypical clinical and biochemical presentation. |
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Yoon HR, Hahn SH, Ahn YM, Jang SH, Shin YJ, Lee EH, Ryu KH, Eun BL, Rinaldo P, Yamaguchi S |
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Therapeutic trial in the first three Asian cases of ethylmalonic encephalopathy: response to riboflavin. |
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