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The leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat (\n                      <jats:italic>LRPPRC<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) gene is one of the mitochondrial-related functions genes; variations in these genes are responsible for complex phenotypes that affect many organs such as the brain, liver, and muscles.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study enrolled a family with Leigh syndrome-like phenotype. The molecular diagnosis was conducted by first performing whole exome sequencing (WES), followed by Sanger sequencing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A novel splice-site variant (c.469\u2009+\u20092T\u2009&amp;gt;\u2009A) at the exon\u2013intron boundary in the\n                      <jats:italic>LRPPRC<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene was identified using the WES data analysis. Sanger validation confirmed the autosomal recessive inheritance of the identified variant. Based on the ACMG criteria for variant classification, PVS1 and PM2 suggest that the identified variant in the\n                      <jats:italic>LRPPRC<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene is likely to be pathogenic.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports of this variant in the\n                      <jats:italic>LRPPRC<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene. Our research not only identifies a novel variant in the\n                      <jats:italic>LRPPRC<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene, but also confirms the unresolved molecular diagnosis of the family. WES can be used as a first-line diagnostic tool in familial cases, particularly in those cases when detailed clinical phenotyping is not possible. Once the molecular diagnosis is confirmed in a family, it is necessary to conduct a thorough re-evaluation of the patients\u2019 specific clinical phenotypes in order to establish a clear genotype\u2013phenotype correlation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2023.1288542","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]],"date-time":"2023-11-17T06:58:37Z","timestamp":1700204317000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["A novel homozygous splice donor variant in the LRPPRC gene causing Leigh syndrome with epilepsy, a French-Canadian disorder in a Saudi family: case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Osama Y.","family":"Muthaffar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Angham 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