Abstract
We report on a 5-year-old boy with clinical and neuroradiological evidence of Leigh syndrome and peripheral neuropathy. Skeletal muscle biopsy showed decreased cytochrome c oxidase stain. Ultrastructurally, the nerve biopsy showed a defect of myelination. Biochemical analyses of muscle homogenate showed cytochrome c oxidase deficiency (15% residual activity). SURF1 gene analysis identified a novel homozygous nonsense mutation which predicts a truncated surf1 protein. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 450-453 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neuromuscular Disorders |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1 2000 |
Keywords
- Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency
- Leigh syndrome
- Peripheral neuropathy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Neurology