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Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency due to a mutation of the E1 α subunit

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  1. Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, AZ-VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    L. J. de Meirleir, W. Lissens & I. Liebaers

  2. Laboratory of Paediatric Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, AZ-VUB, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    L. J. de Meirleir

  3. Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Van Gehuchten plein, 1080, Brussels, Belgium

    E. Vamos

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de Meirleir, L.J., Lissens, W., Vamos, E. et al. Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency due to a mutation of the E1 α subunit. J Inherit Metab Dis 14, 301–304 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01811687

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