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Facial anomalies in a patient with cytochrome-oxidase deficiency and subsequent Kearns-Sayre syndrome with growth hormone deficiency.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17372585     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors report on a patient with mild cranio-facial abnormalities observed at birth and growth hormone deficiency, which later developed a typical Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Facial abnormalities are similar to those reported in the fetal alcohol syndrome (a typical neural crest syndrome). In the authors' opinion, they could be an abnormality of neural crest cell development or migration, due to expression of antenatal oxidative phosphorylation deficiency in neural crest cells or to an interference of defective oxidative phosphorylation with neural crest cells signal(s). On this ground, the Kearns-Sayre syndrome can be considered a neurocristopathy and the studies on this syndrome should take into account those diseases commonly associated with neurocristopathies (i.e. facial, endocrine, osseous, cardiovascular and of peripheral nerve system).
Authors:
A Berio; A Piazzi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Minerva medica     Volume:  98     ISSN:  0026-4806     ISO Abbreviation:  Minerva Med.     Publication Date:  2007 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-03-20     Completed Date:  2007-06-19     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400732     Medline TA:  Minerva Med     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  81-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, DIPE, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. luigimassone@ospedale-gaslini.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Child, Preschool
Cytochrome-c Oxidase Deficiency / complications*
Face / abnormalities*
Facies
Female
Growth Hormone / deficiency*
Humans
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome / etiology*
Maxilla / abnormalities*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
9002-72-6/Growth Hormone

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