New targets for monitoring and therapy in Barth syndrome
Author(s) -
William Thompson,
Brittany DeCroes,
Rebecca McClellan,
Jessica Rubens,
Frédéric M. Vaz,
Kara Kristaponis,
Dimitrios Avramopoulos,
Hilary J. Ver
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2015.204
Subject(s) - cardiolipin , medicine , multivariate analysis , genotype , clinical phenotype , phenotype , disease , bioinformatics , cardiology , genetics , biology , gene , phospholipid , membrane
Barth syndrome (BTHS), an X-linked disorder caused by defects in TAZ, is the only known single-gene disorder of cardiolipin remodeling. We hypothesized that through analysis of affected individuals, we would gain a better understanding of the range of clinical features and identify targets for monitoring and therapy.
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