Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8343012 | Molecular Genetics and Metabolism | 2018 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Infantile-onset CFD was characterized by serum FR autoantibodies as its predominant pathology whereas pathogenic FOLR1 gene mutations were absent. Homozygosity mapping excluded autosomal recessive inheritance of any single responsible gene. WES in one consanguineous family identified a PNKP gene abnormality that explained the polyneuropathy and also its contribution to the infantile CFD syndrome because the PNKP gene plays a dual role in both neurodevelopment and immune-regulatory function. Further research for candidate genes predisposing to FRα-autoimmunity is suggested to include X-chromosomal and non-coding DNA regions.
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Authors
V.Th. Ramaekers, K. Segers, J.M. Sequeira, M. Koenig, L. Van Maldergem, V. Bours, U. Kornak, E.V. Quadros,