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ReviewNeurogenetics2021

Novel variants in the NARS2 gene as a cause of infantile-onset severe epilepsy leading to fatal refractory status epilepticus: case study and literature review.

K Štěrbová, M Vlčková, H Hansíková, V Sebroňová, L Sedláčková, P Pavlíček, Petra Laššuthová

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Review in Neurogenetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K ŠtěrbováDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine (2. LF UK), Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
M VlčkováDepartment of Biology and Medical Genetics, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
H HansíkováDepartment of Paediatrics and Inherited Metabolic Disorders, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
V SebroňováDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine (2. LF UK), Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
L SedláčkováDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine (2. LF UK), Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
P PavlíčekDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.
Petra LaššuthováDepartment of Paediatric Neurology, Second Faculty of Medicine (2. LF UK), Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. petra.lassuthova@fnmotol.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-5868
Charles University · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biallelic variants in the NARS2 gene are the cause of a continuous spectrum of neurodegenerative disorders presenting with various severity-from spastic paraplegia, progressive neurodegeneration to Leigh and Alpers syndrome. Common clinical signs result from a mitochondrial dysfunction based on OXPHOS deficiency. Here, we present a patient with infantile-onset severe epilepsy leading to fatal refractory status epilepticus. Whole exome sequencing with Exomiser analysis based on HPO terms detected two novel NARS2 variants in a compound heterozygous state. To date, 18 different NARS2 disease-causing mutations have been described. Our study adds to the understanding of this mitochondrial disorder.

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Age of OnsetAspartate-tRNA LigaseEpilepsyHumansInfant, NewbornMitochondrial DiseasesMutationAspartate-tRNA LigaseNARS2 protein, humanEpilepsyExomiserNARS2NeurodegenerationVariantWhole exome sequencing

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PMID34415467
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