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primary coenzyme Q10 deficiency 9

info ยท Genetic

A coenzyme Q10 deficiency disease characterized by onset in the first decade of life of cerebellar ataxia associated with cerebellar atrophy that has_material_basis_in mutation homozygous or compound heterozygous in the COQ5 gene on chromosome 12q24.31.

Signs and symptoms

  • Encephalopathy
  • Impaired tandem gait
  • Global developmental delay
  • Ataxia
  • Bilateral tonic-clonic seizure with generalized onset
  • Type 2 muscle fiber predominance
  • Horizontal nystagmus
  • Dysmetria
  • Cerebellar atrophy
  • Brisk reflexes

Also known as: COQ10D9