Genetic mutation spectrum of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration expanded by breakpoint sequencing in pantothenate kinase 2 gene.
Dahae YangSanghyun ChoSung Im ChoManjin KimMoon-Woo SeongWoonhyoung LeePublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2022)
The findings support the disease-causing role of PANK2 and indicate the possibility that exonic deletion of PANK2 found in PKAN is mediated through Alu-mediated homologous recombination.