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MSH: Rare congenital X-linked disorder of lipid metabolism. Barth syndrome is transmitted in an X-linked recessive pattern. The syndrome is characterized by muscular weakness, growth retardation, DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, variable NEUTROPENIA, 3-methylglutaconic aciduria (type II) and decreases in mitochondrial CARDIOLIPIN level. Other biochemical and morphological mitochondrial abnormalities also exist.,NCI: A rare X-linked syndrome caused by mutations in TAZ1 gene. Signs and symptoms include cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, muscle weakness and atrophy, growth delay, cardiolipin deficiency and 3-methylglutaconic aciduria.
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