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McLeod syndrome: a novel mutation, predominant psychiatric manifestations, and distinct striatal imaging findings.
Annals of neurology - 1 Mar 2001
Jung H H, Hergersberg M, Kneifel S, Alkadhi H, Schiess R, Weigell-Weber M, Daniels G, Kollias S, Hess K
Abstract excerpt
The McLeod syndrome is an X-linked disorder caused by mutations of the XK gene encoding the XK protein. The syndrome is characterized by absent Kx erythrocyte antigen, weak expression of Kell blood group system antigens, and acanthocytosis. In some allelic variants, elevated creatine kinase, myop...
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