Biallelic mutations in valyl-tRNA synthetase gene VARS are associated with a progressive neurodevelopmental epileptic encephalopathy
oleh: Jennifer Friedman, Desiree E. Smith, Mahmoud Y. Issa, Valentina Stanley, Rengang Wang, Marisa I. Mendes, Meredith S. Wright, Kristen Wigby, Amber Hildreth, John R. Crawford, Alanna E. Koehler, Shimul Chowdhury, Shareef Nahas, Liting Zhai, Zhiwen Xu, Wing-Sze Lo, Kiely N. James, Damir Musaev, Andrea Accogli, Kether Guerrero, Luan T. Tran, Tarek E. I. Omar, Tawfeg Ben-Omran, David Dimmock, Stephen F. Kingsmore, Gajja S. Salomons, Maha S. Zaki, Geneviève Bernard, Joseph G. Gleeson
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Valyl-tRNA synthetase (VARS) charges valyl-tRNA with the amino acid valine, required for translation. Here, the authors describe a progressive epileptic encephalopathy in individuals from five families carrying biallelic mutations in the VARS gene that leave the enzyme activity partially intact.