Maternally inherited Leigh syndrome detected by Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

Leigh syndrome (LS) is a mitochondrial progressive encephalopathy characterized by bilateral symmetric necrotic lesions of the central nervous system. Maternally inherited Leigh Syndrome (MILS) represents 10–20% of LS. Mutations in MT-ATP6 are the most common, being m.8993T > C/G the classical mu...

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Autores: Mayorga, Lía, Cueto, Juan Agustin, Correa, Adriana P., Guillamondegui, María J., Loos, Mariana, Araoz, Verónica H., Laurito, Sergio Roberto, Roqué, María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/123991
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/123991
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:LEIGH SYNDROME
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
MLPA
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Sumario:Leigh syndrome (LS) is a mitochondrial progressive encephalopathy characterized by bilateral symmetric necrotic lesions of the central nervous system. Maternally inherited Leigh Syndrome (MILS) represents 10–20% of LS. Mutations in MT-ATP6 are the most common, being m.8993T > C/G the classical mutations. Molecular diagnosis for mitochondrial diseases is always a challenge and Multiplex ligationdependent probe amplification (MLPA) of mitochondrial DNA can be an initial test for molecular diagnosis, although it is not widely used. We present a MILS patient in which MLPA was able to detect the common m.8993 T > G mutation and serve as a first approach for the definite molecular diagnosis.