dolichol/edema

The molecular nature of a severe multisystemic disorder with a recurrent nonimmune hydrops fetalis was identified as deficiency of GDP-Man:GlcNAc(2)-PP-dolichol mannosyltransferase, the human orthologue of the yeast ALG1 gene (MIM 605907). The disease belongs to the group of congenital disorders of

A 4-month old boy presented with multiple epileptic seizure types including West syndrome. Screening for infectious and structural etiologies showed normal results. A metabolic investigation was undertaken to investigate the cause of his neurological disease. Screening for congenital disorders of