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    Neuromuscul Disord. 2009 Feb;19(2):151-4. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

    Characterization of a novel TYMP splice site mutation associated with mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE).

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    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London, United Kingdom. j.taanman@medsch.ucl.ac.uk

    Abstract

    Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the thymidine phosphorylase gene (TYMP). We report here a patient compound heterozygous for two TYMP mutations: a novel g.4009G>A transition affecting the consensus splice donor site of intron 9, and a previously reported g.675G>C splice site mutation. The novel mutation causes exon 9 skipping but leaves the reading frame intact; however, TYMP protein was not detected by immunoblot analysis, suggesting that neither mutant allele is expressed as protein. The patient's fibroblasts showed gradual loss of the mitochondrial DNA-encoded subunit I of cytochrome-c oxidase, suggesting a progressive mitochondrial DNA defect in culture.

    PMID:
    19056268
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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