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Int J Neonatal Screen
January 2025
Cellular, Molecular and Genomics Biomedicine Group, La Fe Health Research Institute, 46026 Valencia, Spain.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a degenerative neuromuscular condition resulting from a homozygous deletion of the survival motor neuron 1 () gene in 95% of patients. A timely diagnosis via newborn screening (NBS) and initiating treatment before the onset of symptoms are critical for improving health outcomes in affected individuals. We carried out a screening test by quantitative PCR (qPCR) to amplify the exon seven of using dried blood spot (DBS) samples.
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January 2025
Pediatrics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
This case report presents a late preterm infant diagnosed with severe cerebellar hypoplasia and microcephaly secondary to congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection. Initially suspected to have Dandy-Walker malformation, postnatal MRI revealed significant cerebellar hypoplasia, without other typical cCMV findings. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of CMV in serum and urine.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Antalya, Türkiye.
Objectives: Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism (NSHPT) is a rare condition characterized by inactivating mutations in the calcium-sensing receptor () gene, leading to significant hypercalcemia and related complications.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a six-day-old male infant with weakness, jaundice, and hypotonia, later diagnosed with NSHPT due to a known homozygous mutation (c.242T>A; p.
J Child Neurol
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child Neurology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Mitochondrial complex I transfers electrons from NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) to ubiquinone, facilitating ATP synthesis via a proton gradient. Complex I defects are common among the mitochondrial diseases, especially in childhood. , located in complex I's transmembrane domain, is not directly involved in catalytic activity, but the mutations are associated with Leigh syndrome and complex I defects.
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