| Literature DB >> 15159502 |
I Moroni1, M Bugiani, L D'Incerti, C Maccagnano, M Rimoldi, L Bissola, B Pollo, G Finocchiaro, G Uziel.
Abstract
L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria is a rare metabolic encephalopathy displaying a subcortical leukoencephalopathy on MRI. Diagnosis rests on detection of an abnormal accumulation of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in body fluids. The authors report on four patients who developed a malignant brain tumor during the course of the disease. This association points to a possible role of L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria in predisposing to brain tumorigenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15159502 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000125335.21381.87
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910