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Neurodegeneration in an adolescent with Sjogren-Larsson syndrome: a decade-long follow-up case report.

Kye Hee ChoSung Han ShimYoungsoo JungSe Ra SungMin Young Kim
Published in: BMC medical genetics (2018)
In addition to the influence of additive variants or other environmental factors, accumulation of metabolites due to defective fatty aldehyde dehydrogenase is a potential pathomechanism of neurodegeneration in this patient. Neurological deterioration may be a presentation that is unnoticed in Sjogren-Larsson syndrome due to the rarity of the disease. This report highlights a unique clinical feature of Sjogren-Larsson syndrome with progressive neurodegeneration associated with dystonia and tremor.
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