In an independent study using a PCR-based Direct Sanger Sequencing Strategy, our research group has identified an autosomal recessive variant NM_153638.3:c.1069C>T (NP_705902.2:p.Arg357Trp; rs753376100) located in exon 3 of PANK2 gene in a clinically suspected familial case of neurodegenerative disorder “Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration” (PKAN; OMIM# 234000) (Angural et al., 2017). Here, PANK2 is linked to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration.