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Alternating hemiplegia of childhood: no mutations in the familial hemiplegic migraine CACNA1A gene.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 1 Oct 2000
Haan J, Kors E E, Terwindt G M, Vermeulen F L, Vergouwe M N, van den Maagdenberg A M, Gill D S, Pascual J, Ophoff R A, Frants R R, Ferrari
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INTRODUCTION: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a rare disorder mainly characterized by attacks of hemiplegia and mental retardation. It has been often associated with migraine. The CACNA1A gene on chromosome 19 is involved in familial hemiplegic migraine and other episodic cerebral disorders, but also with progressive neuronal damage. METHODS: We performed mutation analysis in this gene in four AHC...
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