Familial isolated vitamin E deficiency

Familial isolated vitamin e deficiency
Familial isolated vitamin e deficiency has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.
Classification and external resources
Specialty neurology
ICD-10 GroupMajor.minor
ICD-9-CM xxx
OMIM 277460 600415
DiseasesDB 30633

Familial Isolated Vitamin E Deficiency also known as Ataxia With Vitamin E Deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease.[1][2][3][4] Symptoms are similar to those of Friedreich ataxia.

Cause

Familial Isolated Vitamin E Deficiency is caused by mutations in the gene for a-tocopherol transfer protein.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency". www.orpha.net. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. ↑ Doerflinger N, Linder C, Ouahchi K, Gyapay G, Weissenbach J, Le Paslier D, Rigault P, Belal S, Ben Hamida C, Hentati F (May 1995). "Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency: refinement of genetic localization and analysis of linkage disequilibrium by using new markers in 14 families" (Free full text). American Journal of Human Genetics. 56 (5): 1116–24. ISSN 0002-9297. PMC 1801469 Freely accessible. PMID 7726167.
  3. ↑ Reference, Genetics Home. "ataxia with vitamin E deficiency". Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  4. ↑ Schuelke, Markus (1993-01-01). Pagon, Roberta A.; Adam, Margaret P.; Ardinger, Holly H.; Wallace, Stephanie E.; Amemiya, Anne; Bean, Lora JH; Bird, Thomas D.; Ledbetter, Nikki; Mefford, Heather C., eds. GeneReviews(®). Seattle (WA): University of Washington, Seattle. PMID 20301419.
  5. ↑ Cellini E, Piacentini S, Nacmias B, Forleo P, Tedde A, Bagnoli S, Ciantelli M, Sorbi S (Dec 2002). "A family with spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 expansion and vitamin E deficiency ataxia" (Free full text). Archives of neurology. 59 (12): 1952–53. ISSN 0003-9942. PMID 12470185. doi:10.1001/archneur.59.12.1952.


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