| Literature DB >> 21686371 |
R McFarland1, G Hudson, R W Taylor, S H Green, S Hodges, P J McKiernan, P F Chinnery, V Ramesh.
Abstract
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 γ gene (POLG1) revealed four heterozygous substitutions, two of which have been identified in cases of Alpers-Huttenlocher disease.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 21686371 PMCID: PMC3028092 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2008.1303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X