Two Cases of Menkes Disease Diagnosed with Hair Findings and Novel Mutation

ISSN: 2564-7784
Başlangıç: 1990
Yayıncı: Fatma Taşçı

Menkes disease is a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Its clinical signs and symptoms appear due to a defect in copper metabolism. Its clinical manifestation is marked by pili torti and trichorrhexis nodosa, which are the disease-specific hair findings. Additionally, neurological signs may occur, such as hypotonia and convulsions. Detection of a mutation affecting the P-type ATPase gene is highly specific. The lack of an effective treatment modality has increased the importance of prenatal diagnosis and genetic coun-seling. Here, we report two patients who were diagnosed with Menkes disease by virtue of hair findings and genetic studies while being tested for hypotonia. One of the patients was detected to have a novel mutation.

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