POLG1, C10ORF2, and ANT1 mutations are uncommon in sporadic progressive external ophthalmoplegia with multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions.
Hudson, G PhD; Deschauer, M MD; Taylor, R W. PhD; Hanna, M G. MD, FRCP; Fialho, D MRCP; Schaefer, A M. MRCP; He, L -P. PhD; Blakely, E PhD; Turnbull, D M. PhD, FRCP; Chinnery, P F. PhD, MRCP
[Miscellaneous Article] Neurology. 66(9):1439-1441, May 9, 2006.

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mdash;: The authors sequenced POLG1, C10ORF2, and ANT1 in 38 sporadic progressive external ophthalmoplegia patients with multiple mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions. Causative mutations were identified in approximately10% of cases, with two unrelated individuals harboring a novel premature stop codon mutation (1356T>G). None had a mutation in C10ORF2 or ANT1. In the majority of patients, the primary nuclear genetic defect is likely to affect other unknown genes important for mtDNA maintenance.

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