Zellweger syndrome (ZS) is the most severe form seen in the peroxisome biogenesis disorder, characterized by neurological dysfunction, craniofacial abnormalities, eye abnormalities, hepatomegaly, and chondrodysplasia punctata. This disease is caused by mutation of peroxisomal biogenesis factor (PEX) genes. Due to the deficiency of functional peroxisomes, several metabolite abnormalities are usually found in ZS patients. Typically, patients accumulate C27-bile acid intermediates.
Okumoto K, Shimozawa N, Kawai A, Tamura S, Tsukamoto T, Osumi T, Moser H, Wanders RJ, Suzuki Y, Kondo N, Fujiki Y
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PEX12, the pathogenic gene of group III Zellweger syndrome: cDNA cloning by functional complementation on a CHO cell mutant, patient analysis, and characterization of PEX12p.
Matsuzono Y, Kinoshita N, Tamura S, Shimozawa N, Hamasaki M, Ghaedi K, Wanders RJ, Suzuki Y, Kondo N, Fujiki Y
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Human PEX19: cDNA cloning by functional complementation, mutation analysis in a patient with Zellweger syndrome, and potential role in peroxisomal membrane assembly.