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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE

last update : 04-07-2016

Symbol	WKS
Location	3p14.3
Name	Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Other name(s)	transketolase defect
Corresponding gene	TKT
Main clinical features	thiamine responsive, alcohol-induced encephalopathy acute encephalopathy followed by chronic impairment of short-term memory.; early treatment with high doses of thiamine stabilizes the disease inborn error of metabolism that is clinically important only when the diet is inadequate in thiamine
Genetic determination	autosomal recessive
Function/system disorder	neurology
Type	disease

Gene product

Name	transketolase (TKT)

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