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Coenzyme Q6 monooxygenase

The COQ6 gene encodes a mitochondrial enzyme in the biosynthesis of CoQ10 (ubiquinone). Mutations cause autosomal recessive primary coenzyme Q10 deficiency 6, an encephalomyopathy.

Genetests:

Clinic Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Coenzyme Q10 deficiency 6
COQ6

References:

1.

Lai CH et al. (2000) Identification of novel human genes evolutionarily conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans by comparative proteomics.

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2.

Heeringa SF et al. (2011) COQ6 mutations in human patients produce nephrotic syndrome with sensorineural deafness.

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3.

OMIM.ORG article

Omim 614647 external link
4.

Orphanet article

Orphanet ID 280409 external link
5.

NCBI article

NCBI 51004 external link
6.

Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (COQ6) external link
Update: Aug. 14, 2020
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