A microdeletion in cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunit III associated with COX deficiency and recurrent myoglobinuria

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Keightley, JA
Hoffbuhr, KC
Burton, MD
Salas, VM
Johnston, WSW
Penn, AMW
Buist, NRM
Kennaway, NG
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[1] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, DEPT MOLEC & MED GENET, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
[2] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, DEPT NEUROL, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
[3] OREGON HLTH SCI UNIV, DEPT PEDIAT, PORTLAND, OR 97201 USA
[4] UNIV ALBERTA, DIV NEUROL, EDMONTON, AB, CANADA
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10.1038/ng0496-410
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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We have identified a 15-bp microdeletion in a highly conserved region of the mitochondrially encoded gene for cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunit III in a patient with severe isolated COX deficiency and recurrent myoglobinuria, The mutant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) comprised 92% of the mtDNA in muscle and 0.7% in leukocytes. Immunoblots and immunocytochemistry suggested a lack of assembly or instability of the complex. Microdissected muscle fibres revealed significantly higher proportions of mutant mtDNA in COX-negative than in COX-positive fibres. This represents the first case of isolated COX deficiency to be defined at the molecular level.
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