Mitochondrial and Peroxisomal Alterations Contribute to Energy Dysmetabolism in Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency [PDF]
Riboflavin transporter deficiency (RTD) is a childhood-onset neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive pontobulbar palsy, sensory and motor neuron degeneration, sensorineural hearing loss, and optic atrophy.
Fiorella Colasuonno +9 more
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The Anemia of Human Riboflavin Deficiency [PDF]
Abstract 1. Riboflavin deficiency was induced in 8 adult males with a riboflavin deficient diet and a riboflavin antagonist, galactoflavin. 2. Each patient developed a normochromic normocytic anemia and reticulocytopenia. 3. The leukocyte counts and platelet counts remained within the normal range throughout
M, LANE, C P, ALFREY
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Identification of Riboflavin Metabolism Pathway in HepG2 Cells Expressing Genotype IV Swine Hepatitis E Virus ORF3 Protein [PDF]
(1) Background: Hepatitis E (HE) is a novel zoonotic disease caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV). In particular, swine hepatitis E virus (SHEV) genotype IV is one of the main genotypes that infect humans.
Jing Tu +9 more
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Clinical, biochemical and genetic spectrum of 70 patients with ACAD9 deficiency: Is riboflavin supplementation effective? [PDF]
Background: Mitochondrial acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family member 9 (ACAD9) is essential for the assembly of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I. Disease causing biallelic variants in ACAD9 have been reported in individuals presenting with lactic ...
Ahting, U. (Uwe) +56 more
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Riboflavin-responsive complex I deficiency
Three patients from a large consanguineous family, and one unrelated patient had exercise intolerance since early childhood and improved by supplementation with a high dosage of riboflavin. This was confirmed by higher endurance power in exercise testing.
Scholte, H.R. +5 more
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Riboflavin Transporter Deficiency Type 2: Expanding the Phenotype of the Lebanese Founder Mutation p.Gly306Arg in the SLC52A2 Gene [PDF]
Background: Riboflavin transporter deficiency type 2 is an ultra-rare, yet treatable, inborn error of metabolism. This autosomal recessive disorder is caused by pathogenic mutations in the SLC52A2 gene leading to progressive ataxia, polyneuropathy, and ...
Jean-Marc T. Jreissati +3 more
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Riboflavin Deficiency and Apoptosis: A Review
Riboflavin, commonly known as vitamin B2, is an essential micronutrient critical for the function of flavoproteins, which utilize flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide as cofactors in energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, redox regulation, and protein folding.
Bo Zhang, Shuisheng Hou, Jing Tang
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Wolbachia-supplemented B-vitamins are critical for blood digestion in the bed bug Cimex lectularius [PDF]
Wolbachia, a bacterial endosymbiont, acts as an obligate nutritional mutualist in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius. Wolbachia in C. lectularius (wCle) supplements B-vitamins, namely riboflavin (B2) and biotin (B7), which are deficient in the bed bug’s diet
Elizabeth L. Wiles +2 more
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Myopathy with Complex I Deficiency: Riboflavin Carnitine Therapy
A six year old boy with progressive myopathy and motor neuropathy associated with complex I deficiency is reported from the Institutes of Neurology, Pediatrics and Cell Biology, St. Radboud University Hospital, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
J Gordon Millichap
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