Ataxia and peripheral neuropathy: a benign variant of peroxisome dysgenesis.

MacCollin, M; De Vivo, D C; Moser, A B; Beard, M · Ann Neurol · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 5-year-old boy with panperoxisomal dysfunction is described. Clinical features included hypotonia, areflexia, and ataxia. Cognition, vision, hearing, and hepatic function were normal. A panel of peroxisomal markers, including very-long-chain fatty acids, phytanic acid, pipecolic acid, and catalase compartmentalization, were abnormal. This is a uniquely benign syndrome of disordered peroxisome biogenesis.

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