Open AccessMutations in a Thiamine-Transporter Gene and Wernicke's-like Encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Satoshi Kono,
Hiroaki Miyajima,
Kenichi Yoshida,
Akashi Togawa,
Kentaro Shirakawa,
Hitoshi Suzuki
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmc0809100
Subject(s) - thiamine , medicine , wernicke encephalopathy , thiamine deficiency , gene , wernicke's encephalopathy , genetics , transporter , encephalopathy , biology
To the Editor: We report on two previously healthy Japanese brothers with a newly discovered recessively inherited syndrome similar to Wernicke's encephalopathy that developed in the second decade ...
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