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SUBMITTER: Carlston CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323015 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Carlston Colleen M CM Ferdinandusse Sacha S Hobert Judith A JA Mao Rong R Longo Nicola N
JIMD reports 20180620
Loss-of-function and hypomorphic ECHS1 variants are associated with mitochondrial short-chain enoyl-CoA hydratase deficiency, an inborn error of valine metabolism. We report an 8-year-old boy with developmental delay, ataxia, hemiplegia, and hearing loss with abnormalities in the basal ganglia. Biochemical studies were essentially normal except for a persistent mildly elevated CSF alanine. This patient demonstrates an intermediate phenotype between a Leigh-like, early-onset presentation and paro ...[more]