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Succinate dehydrogenase and leukoencephalopathy

  • July 27th, 2009

A gene encoding a protein essential for the assembly of succinate dehydrogenase has been implicated in an infantile leukoencephalopathy.

Nat Genet. 2009 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]

SDHAF1, encoding a LYR complex-II specific assembly factor, is mutated in SDH-defective infantile leukoencephalopathy.

Ghezzi D et al.

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Philippe Campeau

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