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Males with epilepsy, complete subcortical band heterotopia, and somatic mosaicism for DCX.
Neurology - 28 May 2002
Poolos N P, Das S, Clark G D, Lardizabal D, Noebels J L, Wyllie E, Dobyns W B
Abstract excerpt
Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH) is seen predominantly in females, resulting from mutations in the X-linked doublecortin (DCX) gene, and can present with mild mental retardation and epilepsy. Males carrying DCX mutations usually demonstrate lissencephaly and are clinically much more severely af...
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