POLG


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POLG

A gene on chromosome 15q25 that encodes the catalytic subunit of mitochondrial DNA polymerase involved in replication of mitochondrial DNA.

Molecular pathology
POLG mutations cause progressive external ophthalmoplegia with mitochondrial DNA deletions 1 (PEOA1), sensory ataxic neuropathy dysarthria and ophthalmoparesis (SANDO), Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome (AHS) and mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome (MNGIE).
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Sequencing of the POLG, SLC25A4 [solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 4], C10orf2, SUCLG1, and SUCLA2 genes identified no deleterious mutations.
Most of these samples had been screened for mutations in the POLG, DGUOK, MPV17, and TK2 genes and were negative for deleterious mutations.
The value of muscle tissue for diagnosing MDDS was confirmed by a prospective analysis in which POLG mutations were identified in 2 of 9 muscle samples with mtDNA depletion (i.
A severe reduction in mtDNA content was found in liver samples from patients with the hepatocerebral form of MDDS (MPV17, DGUOK, and POLG mutations; Fig.
Indeed, some of the blood samples from patients with POLG mutations had an mtDNA content greater than that of the age-matched pooled control.
Quantitative evaluation of the mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
POLG DNA testing as an emerging standard of care before instituting valproic acid therapy for pediatric seizure disorders.
Recessive POLG mutations presenting with sensory and ataxic neuropathy in compound heterozygote patients with progressive external ophthalmoplegia.
Novel POLG mutations in progressive external ophthalmoplegia mimicking mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy.
Mitochondrial disorders of DNA polymerase [gamma] dysfunction: from anatomic to molecular pathology diagnosis

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