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Hyperekplexia phenotype due to compound heterozygosity for GLRA1 gene mutations.
Annals of neurology - 1 Oct 1999
Vergouwe M N, Tijssen M A, Peters A C, Wielaard R, Frants R R
Abstract excerpt
Hyperekplexia (MIM 149400), or startle disease, is a neurological disorder characterized by generalized stiffness during the neonatal period, excessive startle reflexes, and generalized stiffness related to the startle response. Linkage analysis mapped a major gene for this disorder to chromosome 5q33-35. Subsequently, mutations in the GLRA1 gene, encoding the alpha1 subunit of the glycine receptor, were found in...
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