| Literature DB >> 18208989 |
R McFarland1, G Hudson, R W Taylor, S H Green, S Hodges, P J McKiernan, P F Chinnery, V Ramesh.
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We report the case of a 2-year-old boy with seizures who developed hepatic failure shortly after commencing sodium valproate. Unexpectedly, liver function returned to normal on stopping the drug. Sequencing of the mitochondrial polymerase gamma gene (POLG1) revealed four heterozygous substitutions, two of which have been identified in cases of Alpers-Huttenlocher disease.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18208989 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.122911
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791