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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#typehttp://purl.uniprot.org/core/Journal_Citation
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#typehttp://purl.uniprot.org/core/Journal_Citation
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Objective

We report a consanguineous family with 2 affected individuals whose clinical symptoms closely resembled MERRF (myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers) syndrome including severe myoclonic epilepsy, progressive spastic tetraparesis, progressive impairment of vision and hearing, as well as progressive cognitive decline.

Methods

After excluding the presence of pathogenic mitochondrial DNA mutations, whole-exome sequencing of blood DNA from the index patient was performed. Detected homozygous mutations and their cosegregation were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. CARS2 (cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial) messenger RNA analysis was performed by reverse transcription PCR and sequencing.

Results

We identified a homozygous c.655G>A mutation in the CARS2 gene cosegregating in the family. The mutation is localized at the last nucleotide of exon 6 and thus is predicted to cause aberrant splicing. Analysis of the CARS2 messenger RNA showed that the presence of the mutation resulted in removal of exon 6. This leads to an in-frame deletion of 28 amino acids in a conserved sequence motif of the protein involved in stabilization of the acceptor end hairpin of tRNA(Cys).

Conclusion

CARS2 is a novel disease gene associated with a severe progressive myoclonic epilepsy most resembling MERRF syndrome."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier"doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000001055"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.org/dc/terms/identifier"doi:10.1212/wnl.0000000000001055"xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Sander T."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Sander T."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Nuernberg P."xsd:string
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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Thiele H."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Thiele H."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Kirschner J."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Kirschner J."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Elger C.E."xsd:string
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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Korinthenberg R."xsd:string
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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Hallmann K."xsd:string
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http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Becker F."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Becker F."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Lerche H."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Lerche H."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Weber Y."xsd:string
http://purl.uniprot.org/citations/25361775http://purl.uniprot.org/core/author"Weber Y."xsd:string
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