A novel intronic splice site tafazzin gene mutation detected prenatally in a family with Barth syndrome
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked disease characterized by dilated cardiomyopathy, proximal skeletal myopathy and cyclic neutropenia. It is caused by various mutations in the tafazzin (TAZ) gene located on Xq28 that results in remodeling of cardiolipin and abnormalities in mitochondria stabil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-12-01
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Series: | Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/bjmg-2016-0043 |