Regional Difference in Myelination in Monocarboxylate Transporter 8 Deficiency: Case Reports and Literature Review of Cases in Japan

Background: Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter protein. MCT8 deficiency induces severe X-linked psychomotor retardation. Previous reports have documented delayed myelination in the central white matter (WM) in these patients; however, the regional pat...

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Main Authors: Hideyuki Iwayama, Tatsushi Tanaka, Kohei Aoyama, Masaharu Moroto, Shinsuke Adachi, Yasuko Fujisawa, Hiroki Matsuura, Kyoko Takano, Haruo Mizuno, Akihisa Okumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.657820/full