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ArticleMolecular genetics and metabolism reports2014

Evidence of redox imbalance in a patient with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency.

Anna-Kaisa Niemi, Candida Brown, Tereza Moore, Gregory M Enns, Tina M Cowan

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Article in Molecular genetics and metabolism reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Anna-Kaisa NiemiDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Candida BrownDiablo Valley Child Neurology, CA, USA.
Tereza MooreDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Gregory M EnnsDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Tina M CowanDepartment of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathophysiology of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) deficiency is not completely understood. Oxidative stress, mitochondrial pathology, and low reduced glutathione levels have been demonstrated in mice, but no studies have been reported in humans. We report on a patient with SSADH deficiency in whom we found low levels of blood reduced glutathione (GSH), and elevations of dicarboxylic acids in urine, suggestive of possible redox imbalance and/or mitochondrial dysfunction. Thus, targeting the oxidative stress axis may be a potential therapeutic approach if our findings are confirmed in other patients.

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GlutathioneGSHMitochondriaOxidative stressSSADH

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PMCPMC5121295

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