Case Report
DGUOK-Related Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome in a Child With an Early Diagnosis of Glycogen Storage Disease
Çiğdem S. Kasapkara,
Corresponding Author
Çiğdem S. Kasapkara
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Çiğdem S. Kasapkara, Gazi University Hospital, Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, 10th Floor/Beşevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey (e-mail:
[email protected]).
Search for more papers by this author Leyla Tümer,
Leyla Tümer
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Aynur Küçükçongar,
Aynur Küçükçongar
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Alev Hasanoğlu,
Alev Hasanoğlu
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Sara Seneca,
Sara Seneca
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Center for Medical Genetics, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this author Linda De Meirleir,
Linda De Meirleir
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pediatric Neurology, Brussels, Belgium
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Çiğdem S. Kasapkara,
Corresponding Author
Çiğdem S. Kasapkara
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Çiğdem S. Kasapkara, Gazi University Hospital, Pediatric Metabolism and Nutrition, 10th Floor/Beşevler 06500, Ankara, Turkey (e-mail:
[email protected]).
Search for more papers by this author Leyla Tümer,
Leyla Tümer
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Aynur Küçükçongar,
Aynur Küçükçongar
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Alev Hasanoğlu,
Alev Hasanoğlu
Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Metabolic Unit, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
Search for more papers by this author Sara Seneca,
Sara Seneca
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Center for Medical Genetics, Brussels, Belgium
Search for more papers by this author Linda De Meirleir,
Linda De Meirleir
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pediatric Neurology, Brussels, Belgium
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First published: 01 November 2013
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