The carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome is a newly described hereditary disorder which may be due to a defect in the glycoprotein metabolism. Predominant symptoms are mental retardation, epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia, polyneuropathy, squint, retinitis pigmentosa, retarded growth, hypothyroidism and liver steatosis. Increased serum glycoprotein-deficient transferrin is a marker of the disease and confirms the diagnosis. We describe four Norwegian children with this syndrome. Olivopontocerebellar degeneration was found upon examination of the brain in two patients who died.
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Strømme, P., Maehlen, J., Strøm, E. H., & Torvik, A. (1991). The carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome. Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0065-3101(24)00050-1
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